Vulnerability Details : 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, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a parse action to api.php.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-6335
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6335
0.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6335
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6335
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6335
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139565
⚓ T139565 API action=parse&prop=headhtml doesn't operate in the context of the page being requestedThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html
[MediaWiki-announce] Security Release - 1.27.1, 1.26.4, 1.23.15Mailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613
1369613 – (CVE-2016-6331, CVE-2016-6332, CVE-2016-6333, CVE-2016-6334, CVE-2016-6335, CVE-2016-6336) CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multIssue Tracking
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https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139570
⚓ T139570 API action=parse&prop=headhtml leaks current user and their tokens to third-party sites when used via JSONPPatch;Third Party Advisory
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