# DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2023-040 - The Data Field module provides a way of building field types that are made up of other…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/drupal-contrib-2023-040-the-data-field-module-provides-a-way-of-7dd3ec8b  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2023-08-23

The Data Field module provides a way of building field types that are made up of other fields, a simpler alternative to e.g. the Paragraphs system.

Access to these forms isn't properly validated, allowing a user with the "access content" permission to view and edit fields on entities.

Technologies: [Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/drupal-datafield). Vendors: [Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist-https-packages-drupal-org-8).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 23 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.16.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield: upgrade to 1.0.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield: upgrade to 1.0.16 or later

## Affected products

- Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Datafield ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.16

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