CVE-2017-0356

Authentication bypass via repeated parameters

N/A
Published: April 13, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxIkiwiki

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A flaw, similar to to CVE-2016-9646, exists in ikiwiki before 3.20170111, in the passwordauth plugin's use of CGI::FormBuilder, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication via repeated parameters.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.20170111
Affected range stops below 3.20170111, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95420
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2017-0356
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148418234314276&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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