CVE catalog

CVE-2016-6336

mediawiki: CVE-2016-6336

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 20, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.96% · Oct 27, 2026

MediaWiki before 1.23.15, 1.26.x before 1.26.4, and 1.27.x before 1.27.1 allows remote authenticated users with undelete permissions to bypass intended suppressrevision and deleterevision restrictions and remove the revision deletion status of arbitrary file revisions by using Special:Undelete.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mediawiki	sid	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-3`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	forky	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	trixie	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	trixie-security	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm-security	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mediawiki	source	sid	`1:1.27.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	forky	`1:1.27.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	trixie	`1:1.27.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	bookworm	`1:1.27.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.27.1-1
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:22:37 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]