medium
4.3
CWE
200
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2016-9449: Infoleak

First published: Wed Nov 16 2016(Updated: )

Inconsistent name for term access query

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
composer/drupal/core>=8.0<8.1.0>=8.1.0<8.2.0>=8.2.0<8.2.3
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0<8.1.0>=8.1.0<8.2.0>=8.2.0<8.2.3
composer/drupal/drupal>=7.0<7.52
7.52
composer/drupal/drupal>=8.0<8.2.3
8.2.3
composer/drupal/core>=8.0<8.2.3
8.2.3
composer/drupal/core>=7.0<7.52
7.52
Drupal=8.0.0
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha10
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha11
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha12
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha13
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha14
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha15
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha2
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha3
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha4
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha5
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha6
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha7
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha8
Drupal=8.0.0-alpha9
Drupal=8.0.0-beta1
Drupal=8.0.0-beta10
Drupal=8.0.0-beta11
Drupal=8.0.0-beta12
Drupal=8.0.0-beta13
Drupal=8.0.0-beta14
Drupal=8.0.0-beta15
Drupal=8.0.0-beta16
Drupal=8.0.0-beta2
Drupal=8.0.0-beta3
Drupal=8.0.0-beta4
Drupal=8.0.0-beta6
Drupal=8.0.0-beta7
Drupal=8.0.0-beta9
Drupal=8.0.0-rc1
Drupal=8.0.0-rc2
Drupal=8.0.0-rc3
Drupal=8.0.0-rc4
Drupal=8.0.1
Drupal=8.0.2
Drupal=8.0.3
Drupal=8.0.4
Drupal=8.0.5
Drupal=8.0.6
Drupal=8.1.0
Drupal=8.1.0-beta1
Drupal=8.1.0-beta2
Drupal=8.1.0-rc1
Drupal=8.1.1
Drupal=8.1.2
Drupal=8.1.3
Drupal=8.1.4
Drupal=8.1.5
Drupal=8.1.6
Drupal=8.1.7
Drupal=8.1.8
Drupal=8.1.9
Drupal=8.1.10
Drupal=8.2.0
Drupal=8.2.0-beta1
Drupal=8.2.0-beta2
Drupal=8.2.0-beta3
Drupal=8.2.0-rc1
Drupal=8.2.0-rc2
Drupal=8.2.1
Drupal=8.2.2
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=7.10
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=7.43
Drupal=7.44
Drupal=7.50
Drupal=7.51

Remedy

https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-005

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-9449?

    CVE-2016-9449 has been assigned a moderate severity level, as it may allow remote authenticated users to access sensitive information.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-9449?

    To fix CVE-2016-9449, upgrade your Drupal installation to version 7.52 or 8.2.3 or later.

  • Which versions of Drupal are affected by CVE-2016-9449?

    CVE-2016-9449 affects Drupal versions 7.x before 7.52 and 8.x before 8.2.3.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9449?

    CVE-2016-9449 is a vulnerability related to inconsistent naming of access query tags in the taxonomy module.

  • Who can exploit CVE-2016-9449?

    CVE-2016-9449 can be exploited by remote authenticated users to gain unauthorized access to sensitive taxonomy term information.

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