CVE-2016-6897 WordPress Core < 4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
MediumCVSS 6.5
EPSS 28.8%
Framework module
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
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 products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/wordpress(Debian:12) | < 4.6.1+dfsg-1 | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian/wordpress(Debian:13) | < 4.6.1+dfsg-1 | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian/wordpress(Debian:14) | < 4.6.1+dfsg-1 | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| WordPress | <= 4.5.5 | No fix listed |
| WordPress(WordPress) | < 4.6 | 4.6 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-6897 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking
- [oss-security] 20160820 Path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core Ajax handlers mailing-list
- 92572 vdb-entry
- 1036683 vdb-entry
- github.com
- sumofpwn.nl
- wpvulndb.com
- 40288 exploit
- Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
- www.cve.org