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CVE-2016-3168

Drupal Reflected file download vulnerability

6.4 MediumFix available

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."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.47%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

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."

Record
CVE-2016-3168
CVSS 3.0
6.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
8.5 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-254
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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."

Record
CVE-2016-3168
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5018 No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2022-5018
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8 6.4

Drupal Reflected file download vulnerability

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."

Record
GHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8
CVSS 3.0
6.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.4

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."

Record
CVE-2016-3168
CVSS 3.0
6.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8 6.4

Drupal Reflected file download vulnerability

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."

Record
GHSA-qqxc-cppg-4xp8
CVSS 3.0
6.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3168 6.4

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."

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3168
CVSS 3.0
6.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
drupal/core
Packagist
6.0 up to 6.38
6.38
drupal/core
Packagist
7.0 up to 7.43
7.43
drupal/drupal
Packagist
7.0 up to 7.43
7.43
drupal/drupal
Packagist
6.0 up to 6.38
6.38
drupal7
Debian: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
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7.14-2+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
drupal7
Debian: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
drupal7
Ubuntu: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

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Drupal, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 6.38.

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