CVE - CVE-2016-6896

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6896	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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EXPLOIT-DB:40288 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ MISC:https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160820 Path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core Ajax handlers URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 SECTRACK:1036683 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160822	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 (20160822)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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