CVE-2015-3231
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role,...
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
- Record
CVE-2015-3231- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
- Record
CVE-2015-3231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3287 No score
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3287- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gv4-95g8-gfc6 No score
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role,...
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
- Record
GHSA-5gv4-95g8-gfc6- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0253 No score
Updated drupal package fixes security vulnerability
Incorrect cache handling made private content viewed by "user 1" exposed to other, non-privileged users (CVE-2015-3231).
A flaw in the Field UI module made it possible for attackers to redirect users to malicious sites (CVE-2015-3232).
Due to insufficient URL validation, the Overlay module could be used to redirect users to malicious sites (CVE-2015-3233).
The OpenID module allowed an attacker to log in as other users, including administrators (CVE-2015-3234).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3231 No score
The Render cache system in Drupal 7.x before 7.38, when used to cache content by user role, allows remote authenticated users to obtain private content viewed by user 1 by reading the cache.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal7Debian:7 |
before 7.14-2+deb7u10, plus listed versions 7.14-27.14-2+deb7u17.14-2+deb7u10~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u1~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u2 Show 12 moreShow less7.14-2+deb7u2~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u37.14-2+deb7u47.14-2+deb7u4~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u57.14-2+deb7u67.14-2+deb7u6~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u77.14-2+deb7u7~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u87.14-2+deb7u97.14-2+deb7u9~bpo60+1 |
7.14-2+deb7u10 |
drupal7Debian:8 |
before 7.32-1+deb8u4, plus listed versions 7.32-1+deb8u37.32-1+deb8u4~bpo70+1 |
7.32-1+deb8u4 |
drupalMageia:4 |
before 7.38-1.mga4 | 7.38-1.mga4 |
drupalMageia:5 |
before 7.38-1.mga5 | 7.38-1.mga5 |
drupal7Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.23-17.24-17.24-27.26-17.26-1ubuntu0.17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm27.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Drupal, published June 18, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in drupal7 7.14-2+deb7u10.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161265.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3291
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161261.html
drupal.org/SA-CORE-2015-002
securityfocus.com/bid/75286
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3231
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gv4-95g8-gfc6
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0253.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16147
drupal.org/drupal-7.36
drupal.org/drupal-7.36-release-notes
drupal.org/drupal-7.37
drupal.org/drupal-7.37-release-notes
drupal.org/drupal-7.38
drupal.org/drupal-7.38-release-notes
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3231
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3231