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CVE-2016-1564

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to i…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) stylesheet name or (2) template name to wp-admin/customize.php.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1034622 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.4.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3444 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • twitter.com /brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8358 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • wordpress.org /news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/36185 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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