CVE-2016-7169
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the File_Upload_Upgrader class in wp-admin/includes/class-file-upload-upgrader.php in the upgrade package uploader in WordPress before 4.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files via a crafted urlholder parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 3.24% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.3% on 21 September 2026 to 3.2% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6ePatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6ePatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.