What is CVE-2016-6331?

CVE-2016-6331 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-6331?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in MediaWiki

CVE-2016-6331

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.

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mediawiki — versions 1.26.0, 1.26.1, 1.26.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6331?: CVE-2016-6331 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-6331?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.