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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2016-10148

Related Vulnerabilities

MediaWiki Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9507)

Oracle Database Server Other Vulnerability (CVE-2006-3700)

MySQL CVE-2015-4826 Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4826)

Oracle Database Server CVE-2007-2108 Vulnerability (CVE-2007-2108)

Internet Information Services Other Vulnerability (CVE-2000-0457)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2016-10148 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities