GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-H3R9-PJMR-F938Drupal Brute force amplification attacks via XML-RPC
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.7%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| drupal/drupal | lt | 6.38 | |
| drupal/drupal | lt | 7.43 | |
| drupal/core | lt | 6.38 | |
| drupal/core | lt | 7.43 |
References
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h3r9-pjmr-f938
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3163.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3163.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3163
www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.7%