blogsafe.org My Downloads

BlogSafe.org

WordPress CVEs

Search and review WordPress-related vulnerability records.

← Back to CVE list

CVE-2016-7168

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.0
Published
January 5, 2017
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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 4.6

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 4.6

References

  • www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • codex.wordpress.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 Patch
  • sumofpwn.nl https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record