Is CVE-2016-9646 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-9646 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-9646?

CVE-2016-9646 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-9646?

CVE-2016-9646 has an EPSS score of 1.18% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9646?

Upgrade ikiwiki on debian 11 to 3.20161229 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9646

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

ikiwikiDebian

Fixed in:3.20161229CVE-2016-9646

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ikiwiki.info

Third-Party Advisory3

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.