CVE-2016-7168

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.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615

https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3