gsd-2016-6897
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2016-6897


To clipboard 

{
  "GSD": {
    "alias": "CVE-2016-6897",
    "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.",
    "id": "GSD-2016-6897"
  },
  "gsd": {
    "metadata": {
      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
      "type": "vulnerability"
    },
    "osvSchema": {
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2016-6897"
      ],
      "details": "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.",
      "id": "GSD-2016-6897",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:22.883960Z",
      "schema_version": "1.4.0"
    }
  },
  "namespaces": {
    "cve.org": {
      "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
        "ID": "CVE-2016-6897",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
      },
      "affects": {
        "vendor": {
          "vendor_data": [
            {
              "product": {
                "product_data": [
                  {
                    "product_name": "n/a",
                    "version": {
                      "version_data": [
                        {
                          "version_value": "n/a"
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                ]
              },
              "vendor_name": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "data_format": "MITRE",
      "data_type": "CVE",
      "data_version": "4.0",
      "description": {
        "description_data": [
          {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "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."
          }
        ]
      },
      "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "references": {
        "reference_data": [
          {
            "name": "92572",
            "refsource": "BID",
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92572"
          },
          {
            "name": "1036683",
            "refsource": "SECTRACK",
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683"
          },
          {
            "name": "40288",
            "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20160820 Path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core Ajax handlers",
            "refsource": "MLIST",
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html",
            "refsource": "MISC",
            "url": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568",
            "refsource": "CONFIRM",
            "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568"
          },
          {
            "name": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606",
            "refsource": "MISC",
            "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "nvd.nist.gov": {
      "configurations": {
        "CVE_data_version": "4.0",
        "nodes": [
          {
            "children": [],
            "cpe_match": [
              {
                "cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe_name": [],
                "versionEndIncluding": "4.5.5",
                "vulnerable": true
              }
            ],
            "operator": "OR"
          }
        ]
      },
      "cve": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-6897"
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "en",
                  "value": "CWE-352"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/8c82515ab62b88fb32d01c9778f0204b296f3568"
            },
            {
              "name": "[oss-security] 20160820 Path traversal vulnerability in WordPress Core Ajax handlers",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1"
            },
            {
              "name": "92572",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92572"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606"
            },
            {
              "name": "1036683",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683"
            },
            {
              "name": "40288",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "tags": [],
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "impact": {
        "baseMetricV2": {
          "cvssV2": {
            "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 4.3,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "2.0"
          },
          "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
          "impactScore": 2.9,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
          "severity": "MEDIUM",
          "userInteractionRequired": true
        },
        "baseMetricV3": {
          "cvssV3": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
          "impactScore": 3.6
        }
      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-03T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2017-01-18T21:59Z"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.