{
    "id": "CVE-2016-6896",
    "published": "2017-01-18 21:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:51:57",
    "cvss_score": "7.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "Directory traversal vulnerability in the wp_ajax_update_plugin 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 demonstrated by /dev/random read operations that deplete the entropy pool.",
    "epss_score": "0.38068",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98510",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40288",
            "title": "WordPress Core 4.5.3 - Directory Traversal / Denial of Service",
            "date": "2016-08-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683",
        "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036683",
        "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8606",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40288/"
    ]
}