CVE-2016-3162
Drupal File upload access bypass and denial of service
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
CVE-2016-3162- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
CVE-2016-3162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5465 No score
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5465- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
Drupal File upload access bypass and denial of service
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
CVE-2016-3162- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
Drupal File upload access bypass and denial of service
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3162
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3162- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
7.0 up to 7.43 | 7.43 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.0.4 | 8.0.4 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
7.0 up to 7.43 | 7.43 |
drupal7Debian:7 |
before 7.14-2+deb7u12, plus listed versions 7.14-27.14-2+deb7u17.14-2+deb7u107.14-2+deb7u10~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u11 Show 15 moreShow less7.14-2+deb7u11~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u1~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u27.14-2+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+deb7u12 |
drupal7Debian:8 |
before 7.32-1+deb8u6, plus listed versions 7.32-1+deb8u37.32-1+deb8u47.32-1+deb8u4~bpo70+17.32-1+deb8u57.32-1+deb8u5~bpo70+1 |
7.32-1+deb8u6 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.0.4, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-beta108.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta13 Show 14 moreShow less8.0.0-beta148.0.0-beta158.0.0-beta168.0.0-beta68.0.0-beta78.0.0-beta88.0.0-beta98.0.0-rc18.0.0-rc28.0.0-rc38.0.0-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.3 |
8.0.4 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.0.4, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-alpha148.0.0-alpha158.0.0-beta18.0.0-beta10 Show 20 moreShow less8.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta138.0.0-beta148.0.0-beta158.0.0-beta168.0.0-beta28.0.0-beta38.0.0-beta48.0.0-beta58.0.0-beta68.0.0-beta78.0.0-beta98.0.0-rc18.0.0-rc28.0.0-rc38.0.0-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.3 |
8.0.4 |
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-2016-3162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Drupal, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 7.43.