WordPress 5.2.3 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 29 fixes and enhancements. Plus, it adds a number of security fixes—see the list below.
These bugs affect WordPress versions 5.2.2 and earlier; version 5.2.3 fixes them, so you’ll want to upgrade.
If you haven’t yet updated to 5.2, there are also updated versions of 5.0 and earlier that fix the bugs for you.
Security Updates
Project: Imagecache External
Date: 2019-August-21
Security risk: Critical 15∕25
Vulnerability: Insecure session token managementThis module that allows you to store external images on your server and apply your own Image Styles.
The module exposes cookies to external sites when making external image requests.
This vulnerability is mitigated by using the whitelisted host feature to restrict external image requests from trusted sources.
Project: Super Login
Date: 2019-August-14
Security risk: Moderately critical 13∕25
Vulnerability: Cross site scriptingThis module improves the Drupal login page with the new features and layout.
The module doesn't sufficiently filter input text in the administration pages text configuration inputs. For example, the login text field.
The vulnerability is mitigated by the fact it can only be exploited by a user with the "Administer super login" permission.
Project: scroll to top
Date: 2019-August-14
Security risk: Moderately critical 13∕25
Vulnerability: Cross site scriptingThe Scroll To Top module enables you to have an animated scroll to top link in the bottom of the node.
The module does not sufficiently filter configuration text leading to a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission "administer scroll to top".
Project: Forms Steps
Date: 2019-August-14
Security risk: Critical 16∕25
Vulnerability: Access bypassForms Steps provides an UI to create form workflows using form modes. It creates quick and configurable multisteps forms.
The module doesn't sufficiently check user permissions to access its workflows entities that allows to see any entities that have been created through the different steps of its multistep forms.
Project: External Links Filter
Date: 2019-August-14
Security risk: Moderately critical 10∕25
Vulnerability: Open Redirect VulnerabilityThe External Link Filter module provides an input filter that replaces external links by a local link that redirects to the target URL.
The module did not have protection for the Redirect URL to go where content authors intended.
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Drupal Security team announced today the discovery of vulnerabilities in Drupal 8 core and two Drupal 7 contributed modules - ImageCache Actions and Meta tags quick with the following details and recommended ways of mitigations.
WordPress 5.2.2 is now available! This maintenance release fixes 13 bugs and adds a little bit of polish to the Site Health feature that made its debut in 5.2.
Here are some changes of note:
Cybersecurity security researchers at Alert Logic have announced warning about a critical vulnerability they discovered in one of a popular WordPress Live Chat plugin, which, if exploited, could allow unauthorized remote attackers to steal chat logs or manipulate chat sessions.
Update of June 5, 2019: We have to re-send this newsletter once again, because when contacted about migration some customers reported they didn't receive previous notifications about Drupion-AltaGrade transformation.
