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Debian: CVE-2016-7169: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-7169: wordpress -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

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