CVE-2016-3165

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 vendor advisory
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3165?
CVE-2016-3165 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3165?
To fix CVE-2016-3165, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3165 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3165 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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