7.5high
CVE-2016-6335
MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 does not generate head items in the context of a given title, whic…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 does not generate head items in the context of a given title, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a parse action to api.php.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- phabricator.wikimedia.org /T139570 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.wikimedia.org /pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1369613 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- phabricator.wikimedia.org /T139565 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6335
- NVD: CVE-2016-6335
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