High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-6332

Description

MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, when $wgBlockDisablesLogin is true, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure to terminate sessions when a user account is blocked.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking

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