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CVE-2016-7169

Date: January 4, 2017

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.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7169
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7169
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7169
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-7169

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1

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): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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