8.5

CVE-2016-3168: debian debian_linux 7PK - Security Features

CVSS: 8.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3168
Published 12-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3168 is a high (CVSS 8.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-3498-1

Timeline

  1. 12-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.47% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Drupal1 product
  • drupalEOL6.0 | 6.0:beta1 | 6.0:beta2 | 6.0:beta3 | 6.0:beta4 | 6.0:dev | 6.0:rc1 | 6.0:rc2 | 6.0:rc3 | 6.0:rc4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 6.13 | 6.14 | 6.15 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.18 | 6.19 | 6.20 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 6.23 | 6.24 | 6.25 | 6.26 | 6.27 | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.30 | 6.31 | 6.32 | 6.33 | 6.34 | 6.35 | 6.36 | 6.37 | 7.0 | 7.0:alpha1 | 7.0:alpha2 | 7.0:alpha3 | 7.0:alpha4 | 7.0:alpha5 | 7.0:alpha6 | 7.0:alpha7 | 7.0:beta1 | 7.0:beta2 | 7.0:beta3 | 7.0:dev | 7.0:rc1 | 7.0:rc2 | 7.0:rc3 | 7.0:rc4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 7.15 | 7.16 | 7.17 | 7.18 | 7.19 | 7.20 | 7.21 | 7.22 | 7.23 | 7.24 | 7.25 | 7.26 | 7.27 | 7.28 | 7.29 | 7.30 | 7.31 | 7.32 | 7.33 | 7.34 | 7.35 | 7.36 | 7.37 | 7.38 | 7.40 | 7.41 | 7.42 | 7.x-dev
Ubuntu1 product
  • drupal7All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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