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CVE-2016-9645: Editing restriction bypass for git revert

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The fix for ikiwiki for CVE-2016-10026 was incomplete resulting in editing restriction bypass for git revert when using git versions older than 2.8.0. This has been fixed in 3.20161229.

Affected products

• ikiwiki: before 2.8 — fixed in 2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ikiwiki 2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9645
• https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9645
• https://ikiwiki.info/security/#cve-2016-9645
• https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148304341511854&w=2
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9645

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