Date: 
Wednesday, Feb 26th, 2025
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CONTRIB-2025-007
Security risk: 
Moderately Critical
Vulnerability: 
Cross Site Scripting
Versions affected: 
  • Mail Disguise module, all versions prior to 1.x-1.0.5
Description: 

The Mail Disguise module enables a Backdrop website to obfuscate email addresses, and should prevent spambots from collecting them. The module doesn't sufficiently validate the data attribute value on links, potentially leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

This is mitigated by the fact an attacker must be able to insert link (<a>) HTML elements containing data attributes into the page.

 

A CVE has been requested, and this page will be updated as soon as an official number has been issued.

Solution: 

Upgrade to the most recent version of the Mail Disguise module. Download available on the Mail Disguise module page. 

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