CVE-2016-7168
CVE-2016-7168
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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.
CVSS 4.8 · Medium · EPSS 2.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
wordpress Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.6.1+dfsg-1
Update to 4.6.1+dfsg-1
wordpress Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.6.1+dfsg-1
Update to 4.6.1+dfsg-1
wordpress Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.6.1+dfsg-1
Update to 4.6.1+dfsg-1
wordpress Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.3+dfsg-1
- 4.3.1+dfsg-1
- 4.4+dfsg-1
- 4.4.1+dfsg-1
- 4.4.2+dfsg-1
- 4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7168