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.
Published: 2017-01-18
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1337 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.275Z

Reserved: 2017-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10148

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-18T21:59:00.247

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10148

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