Directory traversal vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or read certain text files via a .. (dot dot) in the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, as demonstrated by /dev/random read operations that deplete the entropy pool.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 | |
| https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 | |
| https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:57
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 - | |
| References | () https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 - | |
| References | () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ - | 
Information
                Published : 2017-01-18 21:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2016-6896
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6896
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6896
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                wordpress
- wordpress
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-22
                        
            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
