CVE-2016-6897

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of subscribers for /dev/random read operations by leveraging a late call to the check_ajax_referer function, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 30.26% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92572 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/ exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1 mailing list
https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6897?
CVE-2016-6897 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6897?
To fix CVE-2016-6897, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6897 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6897 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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