CVE - CVE-2016-10148

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-10148	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:96847 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847 CONFIRM:https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168 CONFIRM:https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490 MISC:https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20160820 Path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core Ajax handlers URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170118	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170118)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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