CVE-2016-4566

MEDIUM

WordPress < 4.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Plupload Flash Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0465
EPSS Percentile 89.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
plupload/plupload < 2.1.8
wordpress/wordpress < 4.5.1
Published May 22, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026