Inline Formatter Field security updates, in plain English

Inline Formatter Field

170 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security release explained here

It allows site builders to use templates and style pieces of content with a field.

Below is every security release for Inline Formatter Field 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.

Inline Formatter Field

Moderately critical · 170 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-203 · on drupal.org · Week of 7 October 2026

It allows site builders to use templates and style pieces of content with a field.

A user could place malicious commands in a text field. These commands could expose secret system data or run unsafe code on the server. This could let someone read or alter hidden information.

Who could do thisOnly someone with a login on your site.
Does it apply to youAny site using this module.
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 Inline Formatter Field to 4.2.0.

For developers: what the fix changed

Escapes curly braces in token replacements by converting them to HTML entities in the inline formatter display module and field formatter plugin, and refactors token fetching in the Views field plugin to prevent server side template injection.

Also in this release Adds the inline formatter field as an enforced dependency to the Ace Editor text format.

4.1.0 to 4.2.0 3 commits, 5 files.

config/install/filter.format.iff_ace_editor.yml +4 −1
inline_formatter_field.install +22 −0
modules/inline_formatter_display/inline_formatter_display.module +12 −1 fix
modules/inline_formatter_views_field/src/Plugin/views/field/InlineFormatterViewsField.php +5 −21 fix
src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/InlineFormatterFieldFormatter.php +16 −1 fix

Full diff, 4.1.0 to 4.2.0

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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