CVE-2016-6896
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability99. percentile38.1%
Product
Wordpress
PublishedJan 18, 2017
First seenJan 18, 2017
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | 4.5.3 | — |
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