CVE-2016-6211 Drupal Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles
Authenticated users can escalate privileges in Drupal 7 by triggering a user profile form rebuild via contributed or custom code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6211?
CVE-2016-6211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6211?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including drupal/core and drupal/drupal. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
drupal/core Packagist | From 7.0 | 7.44 |
drupal/core Packagist | From 7.0 | 7.44 |
drupal/drupal Packagist | From 7.0 | 7.44 |
drupal/drupal Packagist | From 7.0 | 7.44 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Drupal Drupal.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6211?
Upgrade drupal/core to 7.44 or later.
Is CVE-2016-6211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DLA-550-1, DSA-3604-1, GHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6211.