Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3170
CVE-2016-3170
Description
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist | >= 7.0, < 7.43 | 7.43 |
drupal/corePackagist | >= 8.0, < 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
drupal/drupalPackagist | >= 8.0, < 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
drupal/drupalPackagist | >= 7.0, < 7.43 | 7.43 |
Affected products
96cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 91 more
- 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:7.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:7.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 7.0, < 7.43+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 7.0, < 7.43
- (no CPE)range: >= 8.0, < 8.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3170ghsaADVISORY
- 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-2016-3170.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3170.yamlghsaWEB
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