CVE-2016-7168
medium
CVSS v3
4.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
58%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.6.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | {"endIncluding":"4.6"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201609-32
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
- 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://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7168
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.