CVE-2016-5837

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Authorization Bypass to Remove Category Attribute

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.

WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.5.3 permite a atacantes remotos eludir las restricciones destinadas al acceso y eliminar un atributo de categoría desde un post a través de vectores no especificados.

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: David Herrera

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

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
2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163	Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3	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