VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9646
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.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- ikiwiki/ikiwiki · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646Vendor Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760Third Party Advisory
- https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646Vendor Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.