Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3168

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."

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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/corePackagist	>= 7.0, < 7.43	7.43
drupal/drupalPackagist	>= 7.0, < 7.43	7.43
drupal/drupalPackagist	>= 6.0, < 6.38	6.38

Affected products

109

Drupal/Drupal105 versions
cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 104 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.x-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghsa-coords2 versions
pkg:composer/drupal/core pkg:composer/drupal/drupal
>= 6.0, < 6.38+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0, < 6.38
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.0, < 7.43

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3168ghsaADVISORY
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-2016-3168.yamlghsaWEB
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3168.yamlghsaWEB

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