CVE-2016-7169
N/A
Published: January 5, 2017 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v ≤ 4.6
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6ex_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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