Vulnerability in MediaWiki
CVE-2016-6336
MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote authenticated users with undelete permissions to bypass intended suppressrevision and deleterevision restrictions and remove the revision deletion status of arbitrary file revisions by using Special:Undelete.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MediaWiki — versions 1.26.0, 1.26.1, 1.26.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132926 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6336?
- CVE-2016-6336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6336?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.