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Unscored CVE-2016-6335 EUVD-2016-7262GHSA-3399-vjx8-7x5c

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, whic…

Published Apr 20, 2017 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mediawiki 1:1.27.1-1 —
Debian 13 mediawiki 1:1.27.1-1 —
Debian 12 mediawiki 1:1.27.1-1 —

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