CVE-2016-3162

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    CVE-2016-3162

    Published: 12 Apr 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498, https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 497914920385b7016ac9c9367e0198530787adf2
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    7.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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