CVE-2016-7168
WordPress Media Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 5, 2017, 2:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
1.7
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7168 has a 23 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-7168.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 | Patch |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 | Patch |
| https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Pen-testing - Finding, analyzing, recreating, and documenting five vulnerabilities affecting an old version of WordPress
Contains the assignment for codepath week 7.
WordPress Pen Testing
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Weeks 7 & 8 Project: WordPress vs. Kali
wordpress pentesting vulnerabilities affecting old version
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Codepath week 7-8
Homework assignment for WordPress Pen testing assignment
Documentation for TAMUSA CSCI 4349.
penetration-testing
Python Shell PHP Batchfile CSS JavaScript HTML Smarty Pascal C++
None
None
CodePath University's Web Security - Week 7: WordPress Pentesting (Spring 2018)
Week 7 Lab Project
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-7168 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7168 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. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html No Types Assigned https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 Patch Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7168 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-2016-7168
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} 0.00%
score
0.67807
percentile