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CVE-2016-4567

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.0
Published
May 22, 2016
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by "jsinitfunctio%gn."

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 4.5.1

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 4.5.1

References

  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
  • www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • codex.wordpress.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371 Patch
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record