CVE-2016-3165: High severity drupal vulnerability
Published Feb 15, 2016
·Updated
Form API ignores access restrictions on submit buttons
Other sources
The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 ignores access restrictions on submit buttons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging permission to submit a form with a button that has "#access" set to FALSE in the server-side form definition.
Affected Software
51 affected componentsFixes available
composer/drupal/core>=8.0, <8.0.4
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0, <8.0.4
composer/drupal/drupal>=6.0<6.38
6.38
composer/drupal/core>=6.0<6.38
6.38
Drupal Drupal=6.0
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-beta4
Drupal Drupal=6.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=6.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=6.1
Drupal Drupal=6.2
Drupal Drupal=6.3
Drupal Drupal=6.4
Drupal Drupal=6.5
Drupal Drupal=6.6
Drupal Drupal=6.7
Drupal Drupal=6.8
Drupal Drupal=6.9
Drupal Drupal=6.10
Drupal Drupal=6.11
Drupal Drupal=6.12
Drupal Drupal=6.13
Drupal Drupal=6.14
Drupal Drupal=6.15
Drupal Drupal=6.16
Drupal Drupal=6.17
Drupal Drupal=6.18
Drupal Drupal=6.19
Drupal Drupal=6.20
Drupal Drupal=6.21
Drupal Drupal=6.22
Drupal Drupal=6.23
Drupal Drupal=6.24
Drupal Drupal=6.25
Drupal Drupal=6.26
Drupal Drupal=6.27
Drupal Drupal=6.28
Drupal Drupal=6.29
Drupal Drupal=6.30
Drupal Drupal=6.31
Drupal Drupal=6.32
Drupal Drupal=6.33
Drupal Drupal=6.34
Drupal Drupal=6.35
Drupal Drupal=6.36
Drupal Drupal=6.37
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Feb 15, 2016
Advisory Published
06:57 PM
Apr 12, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2016-3165?
CVE-2016-3165 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2016-3165?
To fix CVE-2016-3165, upgrade to Drupal version 6.38 or later.
3
What versions are affected by CVE-2016-3165?
CVE-2016-3165 affects Drupal versions 6.x prior to 6.38.
4
What does CVE-2016-3165 allow an attacker to do?
CVE-2016-3165 allows attackers to bypass access restrictions on submit buttons.
5
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-3165?
Yes, the patch for CVE-2016-3165 is included in Drupal version 6.38.