What is the severity of CVE-2016-9646?

CVE-2016-9646 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for commit metadata forgery.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9646?

To remediate CVE-2016-9646, upgrade to ikiwiki version 3.20200202.3-1 or later.

What does CVE-2016-9646 affect?

CVE-2016-9646 affects versions of ikiwiki prior to 3.20161229 across various Debian releases.

What can be exploited in CVE-2016-9646?

CVE-2016-9646 can be exploited to forge commit metadata due to improper handling of input.

Is CVE-2016-9646 related to other vulnerabilities?

Yes, CVE-2016-9646 is similar in nature to Bugzilla's CVE-2014-1572, involving the CGI::FormBuilder->field method.

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CVE-2016-9646

medium

5.3

CWE

287

29/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9646: Commit metadata forgery via CGI::FormBuilder context-dependent APIs

First published: Thu Dec 29 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@debian.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
debian/ikiwiki		3.20200202.3-1 3.20200202.4-2
Ikiwiki Hosting Project	<3.20161229
Debian	=7.0
Debian	=8.0
Debian	=9.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9646?
CVE-2016-9646 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for commit metadata forgery.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9646?
To remediate CVE-2016-9646, upgrade to ikiwiki version 3.20200202.3-1 or later.
What does CVE-2016-9646 affect?
CVE-2016-9646 affects versions of ikiwiki prior to 3.20161229 across various Debian releases.
What can be exploited in CVE-2016-9646?
CVE-2016-9646 can be exploited to forge commit metadata due to improper handling of input.
Is CVE-2016-9646 related to other vulnerabilities?
Yes, CVE-2016-9646 is similar in nature to Bugzilla's CVE-2014-1572, involving the CGI::FormBuilder->field method.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9646?
CVE-2016-9646 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for commit metadata forgery.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9646?
To remediate CVE-2016-9646, upgrade to ikiwiki version 3.20200202.3-1 or later.
What does CVE-2016-9646 affect?
CVE-2016-9646 affects versions of ikiwiki prior to 3.20161229 across various Debian releases.
What can be exploited in CVE-2016-9646?
CVE-2016-9646 can be exploited to forge commit metadata due to improper handling of input.
Is CVE-2016-9646 related to other vulnerabilities?
Yes, CVE-2016-9646 is similar in nature to Bugzilla's CVE-2014-1572, involving the CGI::FormBuilder->field method.