8.8high

CVE-2016-6211

Drupal Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles

Also known as GHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistdrupal/core
>=7.0, <7.44
7.44
packagistdrupal/drupal
>=7.0, <7.44
7.44

Classification

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

References

  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3604 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91230 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • drupal.org /SA-CORE-2016-002 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6211 · advisory
  • github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-6211.yaml · web
  • github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-6211.yaml · web
  • github.com /drupal/core · package

Sources

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