Drupal up to 7.42/8.0.3 Forgotten Password Link information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Drupal up to 7.42/8.0.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Forgotten Password Link. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-3170. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Drupal up to 7.42/8.0.3 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Forgotten Password Link. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 04/12/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3170 since 03/14/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89004 (Debian DSA-3498-1 : drupal7 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11580 (Drupal Core Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (SA-CORE-2016-001)).

Upgrading to version 7.43 or 8.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89004). See VDB-82265, VDB-82266, VDB-82267 and VDB-82268 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• Drupal

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10
• 7.11
• 7.12
• 7.13
• 7.14
• 7.15
• 7.16
• 7.17
• 7.18
• 7.19
• 7.20
• 7.21
• 7.22
• 7.23
• 7.24
• 7.25
• 7.26
• 7.27
• 7.28
• 7.29
• 7.30
• 7.31
• 7.32
• 7.33
• 7.34
• 7.35
• 7.36
• 7.37
• 7.38
• 7.39
• 7.40
• 7.41
• 7.42
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.drupal.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 89004
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3498-1 : drupal7 - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 801842
OpenVAS Name: Drupal Multiple Vulnerabilities03- May16 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 7.43/8.0.4

Timelineinfo

02/27/2016 🔍
02/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2016 +15 days 🔍
04/12/2016 +28 days 🔍
04/12/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/05/2018 +905 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-3170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82273
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2016 10:09
Updated: 10/05/2018 07:44
Changes: 04/13/2016 10:09 (46), 10/05/2018 07:44 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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