CVE-2016-7169

MediumCVSS 6.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

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CVSS 3.0 6.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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