CVE-2016-7169

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

3.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 87.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-01-05 02:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-09-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7cbcb272011962f9dc20d38195d2c7841f40ba0a313b15fae67384dc534f26a3

• github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/54720a14d85bc1197ded7cb09bd3ea790caa0b6ex_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com92841http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• codex.wordpress.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1x_refsource_CONFIRM
• wpvulndb.comhttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8616x_refsource_MISC
• www.debian.orgDSA-3681http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN