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CVE-2016-5834

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.php in WordPress before 4.5.3…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.php in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted attachment name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5833.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% 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

  • wordpress.org /news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8518 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.5.3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036163 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91368 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3639 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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