CVE-2016-7169: Path Traversal
First published: Thu Jan 05 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress WordPress | <=4.6 |
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Reference Links
- 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
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/weakness
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/wordpress
- canonical/wordpress wordpress
- version/wordpress wordpress/4.6