#VU369 Directory traversal in upgrade package uploader in WordPress - CVE-2016-7169 

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#VU369 Directory traversal in upgrade package uploader in WordPress - CVE-2016-7169

Published: September 7, 2016 / Updated: October 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU369
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7169
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of input data within the upgrade package uploader. A remote authenticated user can use directory traversal sequences to write files outside the webroot directory.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to website compromise.


Remediation

Update your WordPress installation to one of the following versions:

3.7.x - 3.7.16
3.8.x - 3.8.16
3.9.x - 3.9.14
4.0.x - 4.0.13
4.1.x - 4.1.13
4.2.x - 4.2.10
4.3.x - 4.3.6
4.4.x - 4.4.5
4.5.x - 4.5.4
4.6.x - 4.6.1

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