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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 | |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 | |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-01-18 13:59
Updated : 2017-09-02 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2016-6896
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6896
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CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress