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CVE-2016-3169

Published: Apr 12, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3169
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian8.0 (including)8.0 (including)
Drupal6Ubuntuprecise*
Drupal6Ubuntuupstream*
Drupal7Ubuntuartful*
Drupal7Ubuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Drupal7Ubuntuprecise*
Drupal7Ubuntutrusty*
Drupal7Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Drupal7Ubuntuupstream*
Drupal7Ubuntuwily*
Drupal7Ubuntuyakkety*
Drupal7Ubuntuzesty*

References

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