CVE-2016-7169

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.3 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-01-05

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected products

• Wordpress (Wordpress)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e
• https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616