CVE-2016-1564

WordPress Core < 4.4.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Theme Names

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de XSS en wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.4.1 permiten a atacantes remotos inyectar comandos de web o HTML arbitrarios a través de (1) nombre de hoja de estilo o (2) nombre de plantilla para wp-admin/customize.php.

*Credits: Crtc4L

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-08 CVE Reserved
2016-01-14 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034622	Vdb Entry
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185	X_refsource_confirm
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
http://twitter.com/brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.1	2017-11-04
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release	2017-11-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3444	2017-11-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 4.4.0 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.4.0"		-		Affected