Medium severity · published Jun 29, 2016
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 allows remote attackers to inject…
6.1
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 4.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5834
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5834
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
Release Notes
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
Patch
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
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