CVE-2016-7169
WordPress Directory Traversalamax Upload Vulnerability
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 5, 2017, 2:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7169 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-7169.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
WordPress Pen Testing
Documentation for TAMUSA CSCI 4349.
penetration-testing
Python Shell PHP Batchfile CSS JavaScript HTML Smarty Pascal C++
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-7169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7169 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e Patch Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 Patch Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7169 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7169
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.02%
score
0.57596
percentile