CVE-2016-7168
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7168
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-05T02:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-11-04T01:29:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.8
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.7
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 | Patch |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7168 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7168 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:12:24 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:40:43 | 2017-01-05T02:59Z | 2017-01-05T02:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:40:43 | 2017-11-04T01:29:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:40:43 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |