High severity · published Jun 29, 2016
CVE-2016-5837
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors
7.5
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% 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-2016-5837
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5837
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
wpvulndb.com
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520
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