CVE-2016-3170: Infoleak

Published Feb 15, 2016
·
Updated

Email address can be matched to an account

Other sources

The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.

Affected Software

100 affected componentsFixes available
composer/drupal/core>=8.0, <8.0.4
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0, <8.0.4
composer/drupal/drupal>=7.0<7.43
7.43
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0<8.0.4
8.0.4
composer/drupal/core>=8.0<8.0.4
8.0.4
composer/drupal/core>=7.0<7.43
7.43
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
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=7.33
Drupal Drupal=7.34
Drupal Drupal=7.35
Drupal Drupal=7.36
Drupal Drupal=7.37
Drupal Drupal=7.38
Drupal Drupal=7.39
Drupal Drupal=7.40
Drupal Drupal=7.41
Drupal Drupal=7.42
Drupal Drupal=7.x-dev
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha10
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha11
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha12
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha13
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha14
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha15
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha2
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha3
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha4
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha5
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha6
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha7
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha8
Drupal Drupal=8.0-alpha9
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta1
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta10
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta11
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta12
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta13
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta14
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta15
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta16
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta2
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta3
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta4
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta6
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta7
Drupal Drupal=8.0-beta9
Drupal Drupal=8.0-rc1
Drupal Drupal=8.0-rc2
Drupal Drupal=8.0-rc3
Drupal Drupal=8.0-rc4
Drupal Drupal=8.0.1
Drupal Drupal=8.0.2
Drupal Drupal=8.0.3

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-2016-3170?

CVE-2016-3170 is classified as a moderately severe vulnerability that can lead to information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-3170?

To resolve CVE-2016-3170, update Drupal to versions 7.43 or later and 8.0.4 or later.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2016-3170?

CVE-2016-3170 affects Drupal versions 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4.

4

What type of attack can CVE-2016-3170 be exploited for?

CVE-2016-3170 can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive username information.

5

Is CVE-2016-3170 specific to certain operating systems?

CVE-2016-3170 is specific to Drupal versions running on any compatible operating system, including Linux distributions like Debian.

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