CVE-2016-6897
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS 3.0
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of subscribers for /dev/random read operations by leveraging a late call to the check_ajax_referer function, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.
Affected WordPress components
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WordPress coreUp to and including 4.5.5
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- n/a n/a — Versions not specified
- wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 4.5.5
References
- www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
- www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92572
- www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683
- github.com https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568
- sumofpwn.nl https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606
- www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record