CVE-2016-7169

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CVSS 3.0

6.3 medium

EPSS

3%p88

Published

Jan 5, 2017 (Jan 5, 2017)

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.

Vendors: wordpress
Products: wordpress
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-22
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.2%)

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