CVE-2016-10148
Published: 18 January 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 4.3 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10148
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian