CVE-2016-10148 | BDVDB-2026-80473 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-01-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.