high
8.5
CWE
254
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2016-3168

First published: Mon Feb 15 2016(Updated: )

Reflected file download vulnerability

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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/drupal>=7.0<7.43
7.43
composer/drupal/core>=7.0<7.43
7.43
composer/drupal/core>=6.0<6.38
6.38
Drupal=6.0
Drupal=6.0-beta1
Drupal=6.0-beta2
Drupal=6.0-beta3
Drupal=6.0-beta4
Drupal=6.0-dev
Drupal=6.0-rc1
Drupal=6.0-rc2
Drupal=6.0-rc3
Drupal=6.0-rc4
Drupal=6.1
Drupal=6.2
Drupal=6.3
Drupal=6.4
Drupal=6.5
Drupal=6.6
Drupal=6.7
Drupal=6.8
Drupal=6.9
Drupal=6.10
Drupal=6.11
Drupal=6.12
Drupal=6.13
Drupal=6.14
Drupal=6.15
Drupal=6.16
Drupal=6.17
Drupal=6.18
Drupal=6.19
Drupal=6.20
Drupal=6.21
Drupal=6.22
Drupal=6.23
Drupal=6.24
Drupal=6.25
Drupal=6.26
Drupal=6.27
Drupal=6.28
Drupal=6.29
Drupal=6.30
Drupal=6.31
Drupal=6.32
Drupal=6.33
Drupal=6.34
Drupal=6.35
Drupal=6.36
Drupal=6.37
Drupal=7.0
Drupal=7.0-alpha1
Drupal=7.0-alpha2
Drupal=7.0-alpha3
Drupal=7.0-alpha4
Drupal=7.0-alpha5
Drupal=7.0-alpha6
Drupal=7.0-alpha7
Drupal=7.0-beta1
Drupal=7.0-beta2
Drupal=7.0-beta3
Drupal=7.0-dev
Drupal=7.0-rc1
Drupal=7.0-rc2
Drupal=7.0-rc3
Drupal=7.0-rc4
Drupal=7.1
Drupal=7.2
Drupal=7.3
Drupal=7.4
Drupal=7.5
Drupal=7.6
Drupal=7.7
Drupal=7.8
Drupal=7.9
Drupal=7.10
Drupal=7.11
Drupal=7.12
Drupal=7.13
Drupal=7.14
Drupal=7.15
Drupal=7.16
Drupal=7.17
Drupal=7.18
Drupal=7.19
Drupal=7.20
Drupal=7.21
Drupal=7.22
Drupal=7.23
Drupal=7.24
Drupal=7.25
Drupal=7.26
Drupal=7.27
Drupal=7.28
Drupal=7.29
Drupal=7.30
Drupal=7.31
Drupal=7.32
Drupal=7.33
Drupal=7.34
Drupal=7.35
Drupal=7.36
Drupal=7.37
Drupal=7.38
Drupal=7.40
Drupal=7.41
Drupal=7.42
Drupal=7.x-dev
Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Linux=8.0

Remedy

https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-3168?

    CVE-2016-3168 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to hijack site administrator authentication.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-3168?

    To mitigate CVE-2016-3168, upgrade to Drupal 6.38 or Drupal 7.43 or later.

  • What versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2016-3168?

    CVE-2016-3168 affects Drupal versions 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43.

  • What is a reflected file download vulnerability like CVE-2016-3168?

    A reflected file download vulnerability allows an attacker to trick victims into downloading a harmful file that may execute malicious content.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2016-3168?

    Administrators of Drupal sites using vulnerable versions are primarily impacted by CVE-2016-3168.

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