CVE-2016-1564
wordpress - security update
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) stylesheet name or (2) template name to wp-admin/customize.php.
How to fix CVE-2016-1564
To remediate CVE-2016-1564, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.4.1+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u9 or later
Is CVE-2016-1564 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.4.1+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |