HIGH
The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array
Published Apr 12, 2016
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.22%
Description
The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
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- 7.36
- 7.37
- 7.38
- 7.40
- 7.41
- 7.42
- 7.x-dev
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.22% 0.02221
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02221
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 82.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 80.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01016) | 75.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03194) | 78.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01123) | 76.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 76.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 74.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 71.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3169.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3169.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3p9-8728-wq7x Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3169
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3169.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3169.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3p9-8728-wq7x | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3169 | ||
| https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 12, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3169
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-Q3P9-8728-WQ7X Updated n/a