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CVE-2016-4566 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector: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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 CVEPatch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/ CVEPatch
https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07e CVEThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
plupload plupload
<= 2.1.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:plupload:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4566
NVD Published Date:
May 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4566 Details - Not Deferred