CVE-2016-6331 is a bypass vulnerability in MediaWiki versions before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, specifically within the ApiParse component. This flaw allows remote attackers to circumvent per-title read restrictions by manipulating the parse action via api.php. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.23.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.26.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.