vulnerability
MediaWiki: CVE-2016-6331: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 20, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 | May 6, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 20, 2017
Added
Aug 24, 2017
Modified
May 6, 2026
Description
ApiParse in MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended per-title read restrictions via a parse action to api.php.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-6331
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6331
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115333
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7258
- CWE-284
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-7258
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