CVE-2016-5834
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.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-2016-5833.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5834
- Assigner
- security@debian.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-06-29T14:10:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-11-30T03:07:12
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.5.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648 | Patch |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3 | Release Notes |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368 | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5834 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5834 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:03:19 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:05:19 | 2016-06-29T14:10Z | 2016-06-29T14:10:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:05:19 | 2016-11-30T03:07:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:05:19 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |