CVE-2016-5833

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.0

Published: June 29, 2016
Last modified: June 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified
Reported by: security@debian.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 the column_title function in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted attachment name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5834.

Affected WordPress components

WordPress core

Confirmed match

Up to and including 4.5.2

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 4.5.2

References

www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368
www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 Third Party Advisory
codex.wordpress.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
github.com https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648 Patch
wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

Description

Affected WordPress components

Affected products and versions

References