CVE-2016-6332
published 2017-04-20CVE-2016-6332: 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…
PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.55%
72.4th percentile
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.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | mediawiki | < mediawiki 1:1.27.1-1 (bookworm) | mediawiki 1:1.27.1-1 (bookworm) |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | <= 1.23.14 | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.1-1 | 1:1.27.1-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.1-1 | 1:1.27.1-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.1-1 | 1:1.27.1-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.27.1-1 | 1:1.27.1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-c8h3-jh33-q8gm: MediaWiki before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-6332 [HIGH] CWE-200 GHSA-c8h3-jh33-q8gm: MediaWiki before 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-6332: MediaWiki before 1
osv·2017-04-20·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6332 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6332: MediaWiki before 1
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-6332: mediawiki - MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, when $...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6332 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6332: mediawiki - MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1, when $...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.27.1-1)
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M1
suricata·2016-09-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2014-6332 [HIGH] ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M1
ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M1
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M1"; flow:established,to_client; file.data; content:"|26 63 68 72 77 28 32 31 37 36 29 26 63 68 72 77 28 30 31 29 26|"; nocase; content:"|26 63 68 72 77 28 33 32 37 36 37 29|"; nocase; content:"|73 65 74 6e 6f 74 73 61 66 65 6d 6f 64 65 28 29|"; nocase; content:"|72 75 6e 73 68 65 6c 6c 63 6f 64 65 28 29|"; nocase; reference:cve,2014-6332; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2023145; rev:3; metadata:affected_product Internet_Explorer, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2016_09_01, cve CVE_2014_6332, deployment Perimeter, malware_family IEiExploit, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag CISA_KEV, upd
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M2
suricata·2016-09-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2014-6332 [HIGH] ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M2
ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M2
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET EXPLOIT CVE-2014-6332 Sep 01 2016 (HFS Actor) M2"; flow:established,to_client; http.server; content:"HFS|20|"; file.data; content:"|6f 62 6a 57 73 68 2e 72 75 6e 20 22 43 3a 5c 57 69 6e 64 6f 77 73 5c 54 65 6d 70 5c 70 75 74 74 79 2e 65 78 65 22|"; nocase; reference:cve,2014-6332; classtype:trojan-activity; sid:2023146; rev:5; metadata:affected_product Internet_Explorer, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2016_09_01, cve CVE_2014_6332, deployment Perimeter, malware_family IEiExploit, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag CISA_KEV, updated_at 2024_03_07;)
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT Possible Internet Explorer VBscript failure to handle error case information disclosure CVE-2014-6332 Common Construct M2
suricata·2016-05-06·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2014-6332 [HIGH] ET EXPLOIT Possible Internet Explorer VBscript failure to handle error case information disclosure CVE-2014-6332 Common Construct M2
ET EXPLOIT Possible Internet Explorer VBscript failure to handle error case information disclosure CVE-2014-6332 Common Construct M2
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET EXPLOIT Possible Internet Explorer VBscript failure to handle error case information disclosure CVE-2014-6332 Common Construct M2"; flow:established,to_client; file.data; content:"redim"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"Preserve"; nocase; content:"VBScript"; nocase; content:"chrw"; content:"32767"; distance:0; content:"chrw"; content:"2176"; distance:0; classtype:attempted-admin; sid:2022797; rev:4; metadata:created_at 2016_05_06, cve CVE_2014_6332, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag CISA_KEV, updated_at 2024_03_14, mitre_tactic_id TA0007, mitre_tactic_name Discovery, mitre_technique_i
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-08-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6331 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [epel-all]
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15
bugzilla·2016-08-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6331 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15
Multiple flaws have been reported on mediawiki.
T115333: API action=parse does not check-per title read permissions
= Flaw =
MediaWiki does not properly respect results from extensions that deny
read access to certain pages via the userCan hook.
= Exploit =
Users may gain inadvertent access to pages which extensions (such as
Lockdown) have been configured to disallow.
= Affects =
MediaWiki versions
1.27.x prior to 1.27.1
1.26.x prior to 1.26.4
1.23.x prior to 1.23.14
and unsupported branches 1.22.x, 1.24.x and 1.25.x
= Reference =
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115333
T129738: Blocked accounts on BlockDisablesLogin wikis aren't logged out
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-08-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-6331 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-6331 CVE-2016-6332 CVE-2016-6333 CVE-2016-6334 CVE-2016-6335 CVE-2016-6336 mediawiki: multiple flaws fixed in 1.27.1, 1.26.4 and 1.23.15 [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
Unit42
The Old and New: Current Trends in Web-based Threats
blogs_unit42·2018-06-20·CVSS 9.3
[CRITICAL] The Old and New: Current Trends in Web-based Threats
Summary
In this blog, Unit 42 is sharing analysis and statistics from our Email Link Analysis (ELINK) from the first quarter of 2018 and highlighting interesting findings of current web threats. We will first describe statistical information about CVEs, malicious URLs and Exploit Kits (EKs), then discuss the current life cycle of these web-based threats, and wrap up with two case studies about evolving EKs and a cryptocurrency miner.
Statistics analysis
CVEs
In the first quarter of 2018, we found 1583 malicious URLs across 496 different domains. Attackers used at least 8 old and public vulnerabilities as shown in Figure 1. The Top 3 CVEs used are
1. CVE-2014-6332: exploited by 774 malicious URLs
2. CVE-2016-0189: exploited by 219 malicious URLs
3. CVE-2015-5122: exploited by 85 malici
Unit42
The Old and New: Current Trends in Web-based Threats
blogs_unit42·2018-06-20·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2014-6332 [CRITICAL] The Old and New: Current Trends in Web-based Threats
Threat Research Center
Trend Reports
Vulnerabilities
## The Old and New: Current Trends in Web-based Threats
Tao Yan
Bo Qu
Zhanglin He
Rongbo Shao
Published: June 20, 2018
Malware
Trend Reports
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2014-6332
CVE-2016-0189
EK
Exploit kit
KaiXin
Rig
Sundown
Summary
In this blog, Unit 42 is sharing analysis and statistics from our Email Link Analysis (ELINK) from the first quarter of 2018 and highlighting interesting findings of current web threats. We will first describe statistical information about CVEs, malicious URLs and Exploit Kits (EKs), then discuss the current life cycle of these web-based threats, and wrap up with two case studies about evolving EKs and a cryptocurrency miner.
Statistics analysis
CVEs
In the first quarter of 2018, we found 1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369613https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2016-August/000195.htmlhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T129738
2017-04-20
Published