CVE-2016-3168: High severity drupal vulnerability

Published Feb 15, 2016
·
Updated

Reflected file download vulnerability

Affected Software

113 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/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 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
Drupal Drupal=7.0
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha4
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha5
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha6
Drupal Drupal=7.0-alpha7
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-dev
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=7.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=7.1
Drupal Drupal=7.2
Drupal Drupal=7.3
Drupal Drupal=7.4
Drupal Drupal=7.5
Drupal Drupal=7.6
Drupal Drupal=7.7
Drupal Drupal=7.8
Drupal Drupal=7.9
Drupal Drupal=7.10
Drupal Drupal=7.11
Drupal Drupal=7.12
Drupal Drupal=7.13
Drupal Drupal=7.14
Drupal Drupal=7.15
Drupal Drupal=7.16
Drupal Drupal=7.17
Drupal Drupal=7.18
Drupal Drupal=7.19
Drupal Drupal=7.20
Drupal Drupal=7.21
Drupal Drupal=7.22
Drupal Drupal=7.23
Drupal Drupal=7.24
Drupal Drupal=7.25
Drupal Drupal=7.26
Drupal Drupal=7.27
Drupal Drupal=7.28
Drupal Drupal=7.29
Drupal Drupal=7.30
Drupal Drupal=7.31
Drupal Drupal=7.32
Drupal Drupal=7.33
Drupal Drupal=7.34
Drupal Drupal=7.35
Drupal Drupal=7.36
Drupal Drupal=7.37
Drupal Drupal=7.38
Drupal Drupal=7.40
Drupal Drupal=7.41
Drupal Drupal=7.42
Drupal Drupal=7.x-dev
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0

Remediation

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-2016-3168?

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

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-3168?

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

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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