CVE-2016-6212
Drupal Views can allow unauthorized users to see Statistics information
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-6212- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-6212- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5166 No score
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rfxx-gxwc-923c
Drupal Views can allow unauthorized users to see Statistics information
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-rfxx-gxwc-923c- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-6212- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rfxx-gxwc-923c
Drupal Views can allow unauthorized users to see Statistics information
The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-rfxx-gxwc-923c- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.3 | 8.1.3 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.3 | 8.1.3 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.3, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-beta108.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta13 Show 23 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-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.2 |
8.1.3 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.3, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-alpha148.0.0-alpha158.0.0-beta18.0.0-beta10 Show 29 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-rc48.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.1.08.1.0-beta18.1.0-beta28.1.0-rc18.1.18.1.2 |
8.1.3 |
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-2016-6212 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Drupal, published September 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 8.1.3.