High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3165
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist | >= 6.0, < 6.38 | 6.38 |
drupal/drupalPackagist | >= 6.0, < 6.38 | 6.38 |
Affected products
49cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 46 more
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 6.0, < 6.38+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0, < 6.38
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0, < 6.38
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gh5-3hqj-x3pjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3165ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10nvdWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3165.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3165.yamlghsaWEB
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