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CVE-2016-10148 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490 CVEIssue Tracking
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html CVETechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-2547PK - Security Features[email protected]
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10148
NVD Published Date:
Jan 18, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-10148 Details - Not Deferred