Medium severity · published May 22, 2016
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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a…
6.1
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 4.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1564
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1564
Exploit
http://twitter.com/brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3444
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034622
Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.1
core.trac.wordpress.org
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185
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