CVE-2016-5834

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Name

Severity Score

6.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la función wp_get_attachment_link en wp-includes/post-template.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.5.3 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencia de comandos web o HTML a través de un nombre adjunto manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-5833.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a site via cross-site scripting, bypass restrictions, obtain sensitive revision-history information, or mount a denial of service.

*Credits: Divyesh Prajapati,Jouko Pynnöne

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

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

2016-06-18 CVE Published
2016-06-23 CVE Reserved
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163	Third Party Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3	Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648	2016-11-30
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3	2016-11-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639	2016-11-30

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"				<= 4.5.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.5.2"		-		Affected