CVE-2016-6211

Drupal Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles

8.8 HighFix available

CVE-2016-6211 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Drupal, published June 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 7.44.

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

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: High

Exploit likelihood

2.83%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: CVE-2016-6211
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: CVE-2016-6211
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3829 No score

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: EUVD-2022-3829
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf 8.8

Drupal Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: GHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: CVE-2016-6211
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf 8.8

Drupal Saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: GHSA-frqf-9qr4-6vxf
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6211 8.8

The User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.44 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via vectors involving contributed or custom code that triggers a rebuild of the user profile form.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6211
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`drupal/core` Packagist	7.0 up to 7.44	7.44
`drupal/drupal` Packagist	7.0 up to 7.44	7.44
`drupal7` Debian:7	before 7.14-2+deb7u14, plus listed versions 7.14-27.14-2+deb7u17.14-2+deb7u107.14-2+deb7u10~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u11 Show 17 moreShow less 7.14-2+deb7u11~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u127.14-2+deb7u137.14-2+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+deb7u14
`drupal7` Debian:8	before 7.32-1+deb8u7, plus listed versions 7.32-1+deb8u37.32-1+deb8u47.32-1+deb8u4~bpo70+17.32-1+deb8u57.32-1+deb8u5~bpo70+17.32-1+deb8u6	7.32-1+deb8u7
`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
`drupal7` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.38-17.41-17.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.07.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm17.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm27.44-1ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm3	None known

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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