High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6337
CVE-2016-6337
Description
MediaWiki 1.27.x before 1.27.1 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended session access restrictions by leveraging a call to the UserGetRights function after Session::getAllowedUserRights.
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Affected products
3- Range: <1.27.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139670nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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