Permissions by Term security updates, in plain English

Permissions by Term

6,359 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security release explained here

It restricts view access to single pieces of content using categories.

Below is every security release for Permissions by Term 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.

Permissions by Term

Moderately critical · 6,359 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-214 · on drupal.org · Week of 7 October 2026

It restricts view access to single pieces of content using categories.

A visitor could view restricted content through data feeds if it was linked to a deleted category. They could read this hidden information. They could not alter or add any data on the website.

Who could do thisAnyone visiting the site. No login needed.
Does it apply to youA site is affected if it uses permission mode, has references to a deleted category, and is accessed via a data feed.
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 Permissions by Term to 3.1.41.

For developers: what the fix changed

The fix updates the node access hook to return an explicit access result object and modifies the access check service to return neutral or forbidden access results instead of void.

Also in this release The release updates the Axios library to a secure version, fixes typos in comments and configures ignore paths for the spell checker.

3.1.40 to 3.1.41 3 commits, 13 files.

.gitlab-ci.yml +2 −0
js/README.md +5 −5
js/package-lock.json +5 −4
js/package.json +1 −1
js/webpack-dist/bundle.js +0 −0
js/webpack-dist/bundle.js.LICENSE.txt +1 −1
permissions_by_term.install +2 −2
permissions_by_term.module +2 −2 fix
src/Commands/CreateFixtureNodesForTestingCommands.php +1 −1
src/Commands/PermissionsByTermRebuildCommands.php +1 −1
src/Listener/KernelEventListener.php +1 −1
src/Service/AccessCheck.php +5 −3 fix

Full diff, 3.1.40 to 3.1.41

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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