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8.1high

CVE-2016-3169

Drupal saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles

Also known as GHSA-q3p9-8728-wq7x

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistdrupal/core
>=6.0, <6.38
>=7.0, <7.43
6.38
7.43
packagistdrupal/drupal
>=7.0, <7.43
>=6.0, <6.38
7.43
6.38

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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-2016-3169 · advisory
  • github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3169.yaml · web
  • github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3169.yaml · web
  • github.com /drupal/core · package

Sources

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