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CVE-2016-9646 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646 CVEVendor Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-287Improper Authentication[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ikiwiki ikiwiki
< 3.20161229

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
7.0
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9646
NVD Published Date:
Apr 13, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]