vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-10148): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 18, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 18, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-10148
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-10148
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
- URL-https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168
- URL-https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490
- URL-https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10148
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