Group invite security updates, in plain English

Group invite

1,218 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module lets group managers invite other people to join their group on the website.

Below is every security update for Group invite that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this module and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Group invite

Moderately critical · 1,218 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-001 · on drupal.org · Week of 14 January 2026

A visitor without an account could view private content inside a group. They could read posts and information meant only for group members. They could not change or add any content to the group.

Who could do thisAnyone visiting the site. No login needed.
Does it apply to youThis applies if a user with the access right to create group invites takes certain uncommon actions.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this moderately critical. Include it in your next routine update, within the month.

Tell your developerUpdate Group invite to 2.3.9, 3.0.4 or 4.0.4, whichever branch you are on.

For developers: what the fix changed

The release diff is linked below. No summary of the fix has been written for this one.

2.3.8 to 2.3.9 1 commit, 4 files including 1 test.

config/optional/views.view.my_invitations.yml +225 −215
ginvite.module +8 −1
src/Controller/InvitationOperations.php +7 −0

Full diff, 2.3.8 to 2.3.9 · Full diff, 3.0.3 to 3.0.4 · Full diff, 4.0.3 to 4.0.4

The comparison is against the release immediately before the fix. If your site is on an older release, more will have changed.

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