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CVE-2016-10026

Published: Feb 13, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

ikiwiki 3.20161219 does not properly check if a revision changes the access permissions for a page on sites with the git and recentchanges plugins and the CGI interface enabled, which allows remote attackers to revert certain changes by leveraging permissions to change the page before the revision was made.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

ikiwiki ikiwiki

On-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki

ikiwikioss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://ikiwiki.info/bugs/rcs_revert_can_bypass_authorization_if_affected_files_were_renamed/

https://ikiwiki.info/security/#index46h2

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760

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Timeline

Published

Feb 13, 2017

Last Updated

May 13, 2026

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