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CVE-2016-5834

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 wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.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-2016-5833.

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