{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-7r4r-qf37-vqqq",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:31:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:17:44Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-6896"
  ],
  "details": "Directory traversal vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or read certain text files via a .. (dot dot) in the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, as demonstrated by /dev/random read operations that deplete the entropy pool.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6896"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-18T21:59:00Z"
  }
}