CVE-2016-10148
Medium
Description
The wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 makes a get_plugin_data call before checking the update_plugins capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended read-access restrictions via the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Wordpress
PublishedJan 18, 2017
First seenJan 18, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | v ≤ 4.5.5 | — |
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