Open redirect vulnerability in the drupal_goto function in Drupal 6.x before 6.38, when…
Priority LOW 35CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in the drupal_goto function in Drupal 6.x before 6.38, when used with PHP before 5.4.7, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a double-encoded URL in the "destination" parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01352 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed drupal/core (Packagist): 6.38drupal/drupal (Packagist): 6.38
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | drupal/core (Packagist) | 6.0 to before 6.38 | 6.38 | Patch available | GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h |
| — | drupal/drupal (Packagist) | 6.0 to before 6.38 | 6.38 | Patch available | GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- drupal/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.0 to before 6.38 Fixed in 6.38 Patch available GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h
- drupal/drupal (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.0 to before 6.38 Fixed in 6.38 Patch available GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h
CPE configurations NVD · 48
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.4.6 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 dev | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.6 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 dev Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Drupal
Show 38 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.14 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.15 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.17 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.20 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.21 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.22 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.23 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.24 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.25 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.26 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.27 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.28 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.29 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.30 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.31 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.32 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.33 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.34 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.35 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.36 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.37 | Vulnerable | Drupal |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.14 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.15 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.17 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.19 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.20 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.21 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.22 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.23 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.24 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.25 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.26 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.27 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.28 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.29 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.30 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.31 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.32 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.33 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.34 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.35 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.36 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.37 Vulnerable ·Drupal
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h drupal/core (Packagist) Fixed in 6.38 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h drupal/drupal (Packagist) Fixed in 6.38 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h
References
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20160224 CVE requests for Drupal core (SA-CORE-2016-001)
- [oss-security] 20160315 Re: CVE requests for Drupal core (SA-CORE-2016-001)
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2016-3167.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2016-3167.yaml
- https://github.com/drupal/core
Sources
- CVE-2016-3167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxwx-c7m8-f95h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-3167 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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