PoC Index

CVE-2016-10148

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.6%

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.

CVSS v3.0
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 75th percentile
Nuclei
low
Published
2017-01-18
Updated
2024-08-06

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