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Vulnerability details: VCID-ye3r-7sqr-xua2
Vulnerability ID VCID-ye3r-7sqr-xua2
Aliases CVE-2016-3170
GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3170
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/drupal/core
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/drupal/core
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3170.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3170.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3170.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3170.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3170
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3170
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
generic_textual MODERATE 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-2016-3170
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-2016-3170.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3170.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3170
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-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3170.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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3170.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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3170
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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

physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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

local

physical

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none

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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)

network

adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.50012
EPSS Score 0.00267
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:10:30.781120+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh/GHSA-pqv4-xgqh-j8vh.json 37.0.0