Description
The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array.
Published: 2016-04-12
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4869 The User module in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging contributed or custom code that calls the user_save function with an explicit category and loads all roles into the array.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q3p9-8728-wq7x Drupal saving user accounts can sometimes grant the user all roles
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Debian Debian Linux
Drupal Drupal
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:57.511Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3169

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-12T15:59:06.933

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

Link: CVE-2016-3169

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