CVE-2016-10148: Improper Access Control

The wpajaxupdateplugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 makes a getplugindata call before checking the updateplugins capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended read-access restrictions via the plugin parameter to...

CVE-2016-6896: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Directory traversal vulnerability in the wpajaxupdateplugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress 4.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or read certain text files via a .. dot dot in the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, as...