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CVE-2016-10148

N/A
Published: January 18, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%
v ≤ 4.5.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490
x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html

CVSS

4MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254CWE-284

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