CVE-2016-5836
HIGHWordPress < 4.5.3 - Denial of Service via oEmbed Protocol
Title source: llmDescription
The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0725
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress
< 4.5.2
Published
Jun 29, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026