CVE-2016-4566

6.1 MEDIUM

Published: May 22, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07e

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2