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Drupal: CVE-2016-3162 : File upload access bypass and denial of service - SA-CORE-2016-001

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Drupal: CVE-2016-3162 : File upload access bypass and denial of service - SA-CORE-2016-001

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/02/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • drupal-cve-2016-3162-1
  • drupal-cve-2016-3162-2

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