Description
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.
Published: 2016-04-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4054 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h3r9-pjmr-f938 Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
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Debian Debian Linux
Drupal Drupal
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.167Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3163

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-12T15:59:01.150

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3163

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