VDB
CVE-2016-7169
CVE-2016-7169
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 3.02% · 86.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.02%
86.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6e (circl)
- 92841 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616 (circl)
- DSA-3681 (circl)
Timeline
- Jan 5, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
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- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7169 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7169 third-party-advisory