CVE-2016-10148

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.

• CWE-254
• CWE-284

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490Issue Tracking
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.htmlTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490Issue Tracking
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.htmlTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 18, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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