CVE-2016-6897
🗓️ 18 Jan 2017 21:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 143 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-6897 | 24 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus |
| WordPress < 4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 25 Aug 201600:00 | – | nessus |
 | CVE-2016-6897 | 22 Aug 201600:00 | – | circl |
 | WordPress Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-06640) | 23 Aug 201600:00 | – | cnvd |
 | CVE-2016-6897 | 18 Jan 201721:00 | – | cvelist |
 | CVE-2016-6897 | 18 Jan 201721:00 | – | debiancve |
 | WordPress Core 4.5.3 - Directory Traversal / Denial of Service | 22 Aug 201600:00 | – | exploitdb |
 | WordPress 4.5.3 - Directory Traversal Denial of Service | 22 Aug 201600:00 | – | exploitpack |
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| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | request body | /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php | Cross-site request forgery and path traversal vulnerability in WordPress core Ajax handler wp_ajax_update_plugin() exposed via /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php; PoC uses plugin path traversal to read /dev/random and can cause DoS. | CWE-352 |
| plugin | request body | /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php | Cross-site request forgery and path traversal vulnerability in WordPress core Ajax handler wp_ajax_update_plugin() exposed via /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php; PoC uses plugin path traversal to read /dev/random and can cause DoS. | CWE-352 |
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17 Jun 2026 00:51Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.5
EPSS0.2882