Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10148
CVE-2016-10148
Description
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.5
- (no CPE)range: <4.6
Patches
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References
5- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38168nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.htmlnvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37490nvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847nvd
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