CVE-2016-6896
high · 7.1Directory 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.
7.1
CVSS
38.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2017-01-18
Published
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | 4.5.3 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2016-6896