CVE-2016-7169

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7169
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-05 02:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.030150000 probability, percentile 0.866930000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3681-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
WordPress 4.6.1 Security and Maintenance Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
WordPress 2.8-4.6 - Path Traversal in Upgrade Package Uploader af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wpvulndb.com
WordPress Cross Site Scripting And Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Upgrade/Install: Sanitize file name in `File_Upload_Upgrader`. · WordPress/WordPress@54720a1 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
Version 4.6.1 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org Patch
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