HIGH
ApiParse in MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended per-title read restrictions via a parse action to api.php
Published Apr 20, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.13%
Description
ApiParse in MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended per-title read restrictions via a parse action to api.php.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.13% 0.02133
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02133
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02133) | 81.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02133) | 79.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 32.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 68.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 66.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 62.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115333 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115333 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 20, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 26, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6331
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a