Wordpress: CVE-2016-7169: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
01/04/2017
07/25/2018
05/16/2017
05/23/2019
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter.
Solution(s)
- wordpress-upgrade-4_6_1
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