What is CVE-2016-6337?

CVE-2016-6337 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-2016-6337?

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

Vulnerability in MediaWiki

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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mediawiki — versions 1.27.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6337?: CVE-2016-6337 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-2016-6337?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.