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Vulnerability details: VCID-7w1b-cvq4-9kfu
Vulnerability ID VCID-7w1b-cvq4-9kfu
Aliases CVE-2016-3162
GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
Summary Drupal File upload access bypass and denial of service The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.43 and 8.x before 8.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions and read, delete, or substitute a link to a file uploaded to an unprocessed form by leveraging permission to create content or comment and upload files.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
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cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/drupal/core
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/drupal/core
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3162
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3162
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
generic_textual HIGH https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
cvssv3.1 8.1 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
generic_textual HIGH http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
cvssv3.1 8.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
generic_textual HIGH http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
cvssv3.1 8.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
generic_textual HIGH http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3162
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3162
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3163
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3164
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3168
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3169
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3170
https://github.com/drupal/core
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3162
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/drupal/core
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3162.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3162
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.43279
EPSS Score 0.00207
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:07:44.731596+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2/GHSA-w2pj-c8x5-jvg2.json 37.0.0