Vulnerability CVE-2016-9646
Published: 2018-04-13   Modified: 2018-04-15

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.

Type:

CWE-287

 (Improper Authentication)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Ikiwiki -> Ikiwiki 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9646
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9646
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760
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