CVE-2016-6337
Published: 20 April 2017
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ebarretto | This issue only affects 1.27 and above and is not included in the 1.26 and 1.23 upgrade. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
mediawiki Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1.27.1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1.27.1)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.27.1,1.26.4,1.23.15)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |