CVE-2016-3165
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 ignores access restrictions on submit buttons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging permission to submit a form with a button that has "#access" set to FALSE in the server-side form definition.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (41)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-4gh5-3hqj-x3pjDrupal Form API ignores access restrictions on submit buttons2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 ignores access restrictions on submit buttons, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging permission to submit a form with a button that has "#access" set to FALSE in the server-side form definition.
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references (13)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/69134cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10cnnvd
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10enisa_euvd
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