CVE-2016-4567

MEDIUM

MediaElement.js < 2.21.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via FlashMediaElement.as jsinitfunction Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by "jsinitfunctio%gn."

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
Patch, Vendor Advisory 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
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0415
EPSS Percentile 88.8%
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 (5)
contao/core 3.0.0 - 3.5.15Packagist
contao-components/mediaelement 2.14.2 - 2.21.1Packagist
mediaelementjs/mediaelement.js < 2.20.1
npm/mediaelement 0 - 2.11.1npm
wordpress/wordpress < 4.5.1
Published May 22, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026