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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

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.3

Score breakdown

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