CVE-2017-0356 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A flaw, similar to to CVE-2016-9646, exists in ikiwiki before 3.20170111, in the passwordauth plugin's use of CGI::FormBuilder, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication via repeated parameters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0562.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ikiwiki

ikiwiki

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 3.20170111`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
Ikiwiki Subscribe	Ikiwiki Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-812-1	ikiwiki security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3760-1	ikiwiki security update

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95420
https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2017-0356
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148418234314276&w=2
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3760

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.10398}`	epss `{'score': 0.10038}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2018-04-13T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:51:42.751Z

Reserved: 2016-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-0356

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-13T15:29:00.273

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:02:49.507

Link: CVE-2017-0356

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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