CVE-2016-7169

WordPress Core < 4.6.1 - Authenticated Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Access

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la clase File_Upload_Upgrader en wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php en el cargador del paquete de actualización en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.6.1 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados acceder a archivos arbitrarios a través de un parámetro urlholder manipulado.

*Credits: Dominik Schilling

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-09-07 CVE Published
2016-09-08 CVE Reserved
2023-08-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841	Vdb Entry
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1	2017-11-04
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e	2017-11-04
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release	2017-11-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681	2017-11-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 4.6 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.6"		-		Affected