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CVE-2016-10148

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Date: January 18, 2017

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.

Language: PHP

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10148
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
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
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-10148
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10148
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-10148

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Access Control

CWE-284

Security Features

CWE-254

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CVSS v3

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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