CVE-2016-5833

MEDIUM

WordPress <4.5.3 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the column_title function in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.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-2016-5834.

References (6)

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163

[Product] https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3

[Patch] https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/

[Third Party Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0122

EPSS Percentile 78.9%

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 < 4.5.2

Timeline

Published Jun 29, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026