What is CVE-2016-3165?

CVE-2016-3165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Drupal, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-3165?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Drupal

CVE-2016-3165

The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 ignores access restrictions on submit buttons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging permission to submit a form with a button that has "#access" set to FALSE in the server-side form definition.

EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Drupal — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3165?: CVE-2016-3165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Drupal, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-3165?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.