Commit metadata forgery via CGI::FormBuilder context-dependent APIs
Published Apr 13, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.14%
Description
ikiwiki before 3.20161229 incorrectly called the CGI::FormBuilder->field method (similar to the CGI->param API that led to Bugzilla's CVE-2014-1572), which can be abused to lead to commit metadata forgery.
Affected products
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- Version before 3.20161229StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01138) | 65.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01178) | 63.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 47.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 66.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 67.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 69.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00645) | 76.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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