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CVE-2016-3168

The System module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of site administrators for requests that download and run files with arbitrary JSON-encoded content, aka a "reflected file download vulnerability."

Severity
Medium 6.4
Published
12 Apr 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-254
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · Needs an administrator account · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DrupalServers and applications · cpe:a:drupal:drupal
  • Version 7.42
  • Version 7.41
  • Version 7.40
  • Version 7.38
All 105 release lines
  • Version 6.0-dev
  • Version 6.0-beta1
  • Version 6.0-beta2
  • Version 6.0-beta3
  • Version 6.0-beta4
  • Version 6.0-rc1
  • Version 6.0-rc2
  • Version 6.0-rc3
  • Version 6.0-rc4
  • Version 6.0
  • Version 6.1
  • Version 6.2
  • Version 6.3
  • Version 6.4
  • Version 6.5
  • Version 6.6
  • Version 6.7
  • Version 6.8
  • Version 6.9
  • Version 6.10
  • Version 6.11
  • Version 6.12
  • Version 6.13
  • Version 6.14
  • Version 6.15
  • Version 6.16
  • Version 6.17
  • Version 6.18
  • Version 6.19
  • Version 6.20
  • Version 6.21
  • Version 6.22
  • Version 6.23
  • Version 6.24
  • Version 6.25
  • Version 6.26
  • Version 6.27
  • Version 6.28
  • Version 6.29
  • Version 6.30
  • Version 6.31
  • Version 6.32
  • Version 6.33
  • Version 6.34
  • Version 6.35
  • Version 6.36
  • Version 6.37
  • Version 7.0-dev
  • Version 7.0-alpha1
  • Version 7.0-alpha2
  • Version 7.0-alpha3
  • Version 7.0-alpha4
  • Version 7.0-alpha5
  • Version 7.0-alpha6
  • Version 7.0-alpha7
  • Version 7.0-beta1
  • Version 7.0-beta2
  • Version 7.0-beta3
  • Version 7.0-rc1
  • Version 7.0-rc2
  • Version 7.0-rc3
  • Version 7.0-rc4
  • Version 7.x-dev
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.2
  • Version 7.3
  • Version 7.4
  • Version 7.5
  • Version 7.6
  • Version 7.7
  • Version 7.8
  • Version 7.9
  • Version 7.10
  • Version 7.11
  • Version 7.12
  • Version 7.13
  • Version 7.14
  • Version 7.15
  • Version 7.16
  • Version 7.17
  • Version 7.18
  • Version 7.19
  • Version 7.20
  • Version 7.21
  • Version 7.22
  • Version 7.23
  • Version 7.24
  • Version 7.25
  • Version 7.26
  • Version 7.27
  • Version 7.28
  • Version 7.29
  • Version 7.30
  • Version 7.31
  • Version 7.32
  • Version 7.33
  • Version 7.34
  • Version 7.35
  • Version 7.36
  • Version 7.37
  • Version 7.38
  • Version 7.40
  • Version 7.41
  • Version 7.42

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3168
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3168