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CVE-2016-7168

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.

  • Published: Jan 5, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-7168
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.5
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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WordPress / wordpress - 4.6.x