CVE-2016-6337

MediaWiki 1.27.x before 1.27.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended session access restrictions by leveraging a call to the UserGetRights function after Session::getAllowedUserRights.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139670	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139670	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-20 17:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-6337

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6337

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6337

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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