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.
- Severity
- 6.1 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.49%EPSS, 74th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
8.1.10drupal/core +3 more
Description
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
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 ListNo 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-2022-5359No 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
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
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
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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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