CVE-2016-3168
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3168 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-12 15:59:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The System module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of site administrators for requests that download and run files with arbitrary JSON-encoded content, aka a "reflected file download vulnerability." |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-254 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | dev | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha5 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha6 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | alpha7 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | dev | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.38 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Drupal | Drupal | 7.x-dev | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3498-1 drupal7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE requests for Drupal core (SA-CORE-2016-001) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Drupal Core - Critical - Multiple Vulnerabilities - SA-CORE-2016-001 | Drupal.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.drupal.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE requests for Drupal core (SA-CORE-2016-001) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.