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CVE-2016-7168

Published: 5 January 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wordpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (4.6.1+dfsg-1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(4.6.1+dfsg-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N