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7.5high

CVE-2016-5836

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.1%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8523 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • wordpress.org /news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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