CVE-2016-7571
Drupal Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
CVE-2016-7571 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Drupal, published October 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 8.1.10.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
CVE-2016-7571- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
CVE-2016-7571- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5359 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5359- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhg8-x858-7wq6
6.1
Drupal Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
GHSA-vhg8-x858-7wq6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
CVE-2016-7571- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vhg8-x858-7wq6
6.1
Drupal Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving an HTTP exception.
- Record
GHSA-vhg8-x858-7wq6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.10 | 8.1.10 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.10 | 8.1.10 |
drupal/corePackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.10, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-beta108.0.0-beta118.0.0-beta128.0.0-beta13 Show 30 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-rc18.1.18.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.9 |
8.1.10 |
drupal/drupalPackagist |
8.0 up to 8.1.10, plus listed versions 8.0.08.0.0-alpha148.0.0-alpha158.0.0-beta18.0.0-beta10 Show 36 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-rc18.1.18.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.68.1.78.1.88.1.9 |
8.1.10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-004
securityfocus.com/bid/93101
securitytracker.com/id/1036886
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7571
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-7571.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-7571.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhg8-x858-7wq6
github.com/drupal/core