CVE-2016-10026
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.20161219 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.20161219 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.20161219 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.20161219 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.20161219 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikiwiki | ikiwiki | 3.20161219 | |
References
- http://ikiwiki.info/bugs/rcs_revert_can_bypass_authorization_if_affected_files_were_renamed/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/29/3
- https://ikiwiki.info/security/#index46h2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10026
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.