CVE-2016-5834
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.php in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted attachment name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5833.
How to fix CVE-2016-5834
To remediate CVE-2016-5834, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.5.3+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-5834 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.5.3+dfsg-1
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 |