CVE-2016-6332
N/A
Published: April 20, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMediaWiki
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, when $wgBlockDisablesLogin is true, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure to terminate sessions when a user account is blocked.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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