Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6634
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the network settings page in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2016-6634
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2016-6634
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2016-6634 8
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6634
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6634
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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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
|
NIST | |
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6634
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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: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6634
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
Version 4.5 | WordPress.orgPatch;Release Notes
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92390
WordPress CVE-2016-6634 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3681-1 wordpress
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8474
WordPress <= 4.4.2 - Reflected XSS in Network SettingsThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.5
Custom Query – WordPress TracRelease Notes
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