CVE-2016-7169

Name	CVE-2016-7169
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-633-1, DSA-3681-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wordpress (PTS)	bookworm, bookworm (security)	6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1	fixed
	trixie, trixie (security)	6.8.7+dfsg1-0+deb13u1	fixed
	forky, sid	7.1+dfsg1-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
wordpress	source	wheezy	3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12	DLA-633-1
wordpress	source	jessie	4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u10	DSA-3681-1
wordpress	source	(unstable)	4.6.1+dfsg-1

Notes

https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Fixed in 4.6.1 release upstream
Fixed by: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38524