High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-6331
CVE-2016-6331
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115333nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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