CVE-2016-6332

7.5 HIGH

Published: April 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, when $wgBlockDisablesLogin is true, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure to terminate sessions when a user account is blocked.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.5%

72th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

mediawiki

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