Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4566
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4566
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.02%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 82 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4566
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-4566
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-4566
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/
Patch
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489
Third Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2
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https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07e
Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
Products affected by CVE-2016-4566
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plupload:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*