7.5high
CVE-2016-3163
Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
Also known as GHSA-h3r9-pjmr-f938
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once to the same method.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | drupal/core | >=7.0, <7.43 >=6.0, <6.38 | 7.43 6.38 |
| packagist | drupal/drupal | >=7.0, <7.43 >=6.0, <6.38 | 7.43 6.38 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-254 7PK - Security Features
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3498 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- drupal.org /SA-CORE-2016-001 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3163 · advisory
- github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3163.yaml · web
- github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3163.yaml · web
- github.com /drupal/core · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3163
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-h3r9-pjmr-f938
- NVD: CVE-2016-3163
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