CVE-2016-4566
published 2016-05-22CVE-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…
PriorityP428medium6.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
5.36%
91.7th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 4.5.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 4.5.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| plupload | plupload | <= 2.1.8 | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | <= 4.5.1 | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-cv88-x229-26m4: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-cv88-x229-26m4: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-4566: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload
osv·2016-05-22·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4566: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-4566: wordpress - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload befor...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4566: wordpress - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload befor...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.5.2+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.5.2+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.5.2+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.5.2+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.5.2+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release
bugzilla·2016-05-09·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release
WordPress 4.5.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
CVE-2016-4566: WordPress versions 4.5.1 and earlier are affected by a SOME vulnerability through Plupload, the third-party library WordPress uses for uploading files.
Upstream fix:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/
CVE-2016-4567: WordPress versions 4.2 through 4.5.1 are vulnerable to reflected XSS using specially crafted URIs through MediaElement.js, the third-party library used for media players.
Upstream fix:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371/
External references:
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/
Discussion:
Created word
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-05-09·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [epel-all]
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [epel-all]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-05-09·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2016-4566 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-4566 CVE-2016-4567 wordpress: 4.5.2 Security Release [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fed
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07ehttps://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07ehttps://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489
2016-05-22
Published