CVE-2016-7168
4.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.80%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7168
To remediate CVE-2016-7168, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.6.1+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7168 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.6.1+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |