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Unscored CVE-2016-6337 EUVD-2016-7264GHSA-3c2m-8jfj-576j

MediaWiki 1.27.x before 1.27.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended session access restrictions by leveraging a call to the User…

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

Description

MediaWiki 1.27.x before 1.27.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended session access restrictions by leveraging a call to the UserGetRights function after Session::getAllowedUserRights.

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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