vulnerability
Drupal: CVE-2016-3170 : Email address can be matched to an account - SA-CORE-2016-001
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 12, 2016 | Aug 2, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 12, 2016
Added
Aug 2, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
drupal-cve-2016-3170-1drupal-cve-2016-3170-2
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