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    CVE-2016-7168

    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.

    Published:Jan 5, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 5, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00513
    CVSS Score:4.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
    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://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1
    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://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High