5.3med
CVE-2016-9646
Commit metadata forgery via CGI::FormBuilder context-dependent APIs
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
ikiwiki before 3.20161229 incorrectly called the CGI::FormBuilder->field method (similar to the CGI->param API that led to Bugzilla's CVE-2014-1572), which can be abused to lead to commit metadata forgery.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- ikiwiki ikiwiki
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3760 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2016-9646 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- ikiwiki.info /security/#cve-2016-9646 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9646
- NVD: CVE-2016-9646
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