CVE-2016-3168 Drupal Reflected file download vulnerability

What is CVE-2016-3168?

CVE-2016-3168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 12 Apr 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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."

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3168?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including drupal/core and drupal/drupal. It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Drupal Drupal.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3168?

Upgrade drupal/core to a fixed version for your release line: 6.38 or 7.43.

Is CVE-2016-3168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3168.