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CVE-2016-7169
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade…
Medium6.3EPSS 3.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 92841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-3681 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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