CVE-2016-6896
🗓️ 18 Jan 2017 21:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 113 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WordPress 4.5.3 - Directory Traversal / Denial of Service | 22 Aug 201600:00 | – | zdt |
 | WordPress 4.5.x < 4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 9 Feb 201700:00 | – | nessus |
| Fedora 25 : wordpress (2016-80a1d6211a) | 15 Nov 201600:00 | – | nessus |
| Fedora 23 : wordpress (2016-91bfe9ddb8) | 22 Sep 201600:00 | – | nessus |
| Fedora 24 : wordpress (2016-a8657278bf) | 22 Sep 201600:00 | – | nessus |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10148 | 25 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-6896 | 25 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-6897 | 24 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus |
| WordPress < 4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 25 Aug 201600:00 | – | nessus |
 | CVE-2016-6896 | 22 Aug 201600:00 | – | circl |
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| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plugin | request body | wp-admin/admin-ajax.php | WordPress Core Ajax path traversal leading to DoS via reading /dev/random using plugin parameter in update-plugin action | CWE-22 |
| action | request body | wp-admin/admin-ajax.php | WordPress Core Ajax path traversal leading to DoS via reading /dev/random using plugin parameter in update-plugin action | CWE-22 |
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17 Jun 2026 00:51Current
5.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.1
CVSS 25.5
CVSS 37.1
EPSS0.38445