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CVE-2016-6896

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Published: Jan 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 4.2
Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or read certain text files via a .. (dot dot) in the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, as demonstrated by /dev/random read operations that deplete the entropy pool.

Affected (1)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress
Wordpress
1 product
Wordpress
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wordpress
Version 4.5.3

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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