# CVE-2016-6212: The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated user

- Also known as: GHSA-RFXX-GXWC-923C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.1.3
- Published: 2016-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- drupal/core (Packagist): from 8.0, fixed in 8.1.3
- drupal/drupal (Packagist): from 8.0, fixed in 8.1.3

## Description

The Views module 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.14 in Drupal 7.x and the Views module in Drupal 8.x before 8.1.3 might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive Statistics information via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, drupal/core, drupal/drupal, upgrade to a fixed version (8.1.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91230
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2749333
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/4
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-002
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/7

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