CVE-2016-5833
WordPress XSS Security Holes in Media List Table
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the column_title function in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.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-2016-5834.
INFO
Published Date :
June 29, 2016, 2:10 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 30, 2016, 3:07 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5833 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-5833.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5833 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5833 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 26, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648 Patch Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5833 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5833
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.68 }} 0.00%
score
0.76826
percentile