CVE-2016-3170
Drupal sensitive information disclosure
CVE-2016-3170 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Drupal, published February 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.09%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in drupal/core 7.43.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.09%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
7.43drupal/core +8 more
Description
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
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
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 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs | 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 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs | 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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
CVE-2016-3170- 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 ListNo score
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
CVE-2016-3170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4810No score
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh
Drupal sensitive information disclosure
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh- 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 "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
CVE-2016-3170- 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-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh
Drupal sensitive information disclosure
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3170
The "have you forgotten your password" links in the User module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive username information by leveraging a configuration that permits using an email address to login and a module that permits logging in.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3170- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.