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Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9646

CVE-2016-9646

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.

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Affected products

7
  • Ikiwiki/Ikiwikillm-fuzzy3 versions
    <3.20161229+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: <3.20161229
    • (no CPE)range: before 3.20161229
    • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.20161229
  • Debian/linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • osv-coords
    pkg:rpm/opensuse/ikiwiki&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
    Range: < 3.20200202.3-2.7

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