CVE-2016-3162 json
Drupal File upload access bypass and denial of service
published 2016-04-12 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2 , EUVD-2022-5465
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
Patch / fix
- packagist drupal/core 7.43, 8.0.4
- packagist drupal/drupal 7.43, 8.0.4
- drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3162 updated cvss 6.8
drupal: several issues fixed in 7.43 and 6.38 (SA-CORE-2016-001)
-
Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | drupal/core | >=7.0, <7.43 >=8.0, <8.0.4 |
7.43 8.0.4 |
| packagist | drupal/drupal | >=8.0, <8.0.4 >=7.0, <7.43 |
8.0.4 7.43 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
drupal.org
/SA-CORE-2016-001
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3498
vendor-advisory, web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
mailing-list, web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
mailing-list, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3162
advisory
-
github.com
/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
web
-
github.com
/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
web
-
github.com
/drupal/core
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-3162
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
- NVD CVE-2016-3162
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.