CVE-2016-6896

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 -
References () https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory () https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
References () https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 - () https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ -

Information

Published : 2017-01-18 21:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:57


NVD link : CVE-2016-6896

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6896

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6896


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Products Affected

wordpress

  • wordpress
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')