CVE-2016-5836
wordpress - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.2%
Description
The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
How to fix CVE-2016-5836
To remediate CVE-2016-5836, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.5.3+dfsg-1 or later
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u18 or later
Is CVE-2016-5836 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 7.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.5.3+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u18
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |