CVE-2016-7168
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 5, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2016
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
- [oss-security] 20160908 Re: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress due to unsafe processing of file namesmailing-list
- 92841vdb-entry
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
- DSA-3681vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160908 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress due to unsafe processing of file namesmailing-list
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