Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once to the same method.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-3163US | high7.5 | — | ||
The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once t… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10WEB
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3163.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3163.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/drupal/corePACKAGE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3163ADVISORY
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001WEB
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