CVE-2016-1564

MEDIUM

WordPress <4.4.1 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (8)

[Exploit] http://twitter.com/brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3444

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034622

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.1

[Product] https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

[Third Party Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0067

EPSS Percentile 71.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.4.0

Timeline

Published May 22, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026