CVE-2016-10148

MEDIUM

WordPress <4.6 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

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.

References (5)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168

[Issue Tracking] https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490

[Technical Description, Third Party Advisory] https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0045

EPSS Percentile 63.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-284 CWE-254

Status published

Affected Products (2)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.5.5

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jan 18, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026