Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.5.3+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362730
- published 29 Jun 2016
- disclosed 29 Jun 2016
Introduced: 29 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-5834 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.5.3+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5834
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5834