Cross-site Scripting in eZFind spellcheck
Impact
This security advisory fixes a vulnerability in the legacy eZ Find extension, which can be used with the LegacyBridge in eZ Platform. It affects sites using the "Did you mean...?" spell check / search suggestion feature. This feature is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) injection (reflected XSS). The update adds the necessary escaping of injected code. If you're affected, we recommend that you install it as soon as possible.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 2017.12.0 before 2017.12.0.1Ecosystem versions | 2017.12.0.1 |
| From 5.4.0 before 5.4.11.1Ecosystem versions | 5.4.11.1 |
| From 5.3.0 before 5.3.6.1Ecosystem versions | 5.3.6.1 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-9cq2-pcgr-8h62
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Original source description
This security advisory fixes a vulnerability in the legacy eZ Find extension, which can be used with the LegacyBridge in eZ Platform. It affects sites using the "Did you mean...?" spell check / search suggestion feature. This feature is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) injection (reflected XSS). The update adds the necessary escaping of injected code. If you're affected, we recommend that you install it as soon as possible.
If you have custom search templates, please make sure you update these as well. Ensure that "search_extras.spellcheck_collation" is followed by the "wash" operator, like this: {$search_extras.spellcheck_collation|wash}
To install, use Composer to update to one of the "Resolving versions" mentioned above, or apply this patch manually: https://github.com/ezsystems/ezfind/commit/51c17ea9b1231c20db8221f34d01c649060f1e91
References
- Patch github.com/ezsystems/ezfind/commit/51c17ea9b1231c20db8221f34d01c649060f1e91
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/ezsystems/ezfind-ls/2019-05-23-1.yaml
- Source reference github.com/ezsystems/ezfind
- Security advisory share.ez.no/community-project/security-advisories/ezsa-2019-003-xss-in-ezfind-spellcheck
- Security advisory web.archive.org/web/20210614183107/https://share.ez.no/community-project/security-advisories/ezsa-2019-003-xss-in-ezfind-spellcheck