CVE-2016-6896

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• WordPress Core 4.5.3 - Directory Traversal / Denial of Service2016-08-22 · webapps · php · Verified

Impact

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.

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Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/