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CVE ID: CVE-2016-10148

Description: The wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax- actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 makes a get_plugin_data call before checking the update_plugins capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended read-access restrictions via the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10148
BugTraq ID: 96847
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1

CVE ID:	CVE-2016-10148
Description:	The wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax- actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 makes a get_plugin_data call before checking the update_plugins capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended read-access restrictions via the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10148 BugTraq ID: 96847 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96847 https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1