Sector Distribution security updates, in plain English

Sector Distribution

on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module is part of a distribution targeted towards Drupal site builders and site owners who are looking for a fully configured Drupal project out of the box.

Below is every security update for Sector Distribution 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.

Sector Distribution

Moderately critical · no install count published · SA-CONTRIB-2026-229 · on drupal.org · Week of 21 October 2026

A module specific to this distribution does not sufficiently sanitise media names. An ordinary account on the site could view restricted information and alter or add new data by injecting malicious scripts.

Who could do thisOnly someone with a login on your site.
Does it apply to youAn attacker must have a role with the ability to create or edit a media item.
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 Sector Distribution to 10.3.3 or 10.4.2, whichever branch you are on.

For developers: what the fix changed

The fix resolves the XSS vulnerability by using placeholders (`@name` and `:url`) in `TranslatableMarkup` instead of directly concatenating the media entity's name and URL into the markup in `sector_media_form_alter()`.

Also in this release The release also includes deprecation fixes, updates to composer dependencies, and replaces `check_markup` with `processed_text` render arrays in embedded content plugins.

10.3.2 to 10.3.3 1 commit, 9 files.

composer.json +3 −2
modules/sector_media/sector_media.module +14 −8 fix
modules/sector_news/config/install/core.entity_view_mode.node.search_result.yml +10 −0
modules/sector_news/config/optional/search_api.index.sector_news.yml +0 −0
modules/sector_text_formats/modules/sector_embedded_content_examples/src/Plugin/EmbeddedContent/Disclosure.php +11 −3
modules/sector_text_formats/modules/sector_embedded_content_examples/src/Plugin/EmbeddedContent/Note.php +12 −4
modules/sector_users/sector_users.install +10 −5
sector.install +1 −1
src/SectorInstallHelpers.php +2 −1

Full diff, 10.3.2 to 10.3.3 · Full diff, 10.4.1 to 10.4.2

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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