CVE-2016-6337 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting MediaWiki 1.27.x before 1.27.1, allowing remote attackers to bypass session access restrictions. This flaw arises from an improper call to UserGetRights after Session::getAllowedUserRights, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it poses a significant integrity risk (I:H) and requires no user interaction or prior authentication. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.27.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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.