CVE-2016-5839 Affecting wordpress package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WORDPRESS-362538
- published29 Jun 2016
- disclosed29 Jun 2016
Introduced: 29 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-5839 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 wordpress.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sanitize_file_name protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5839
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5839
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91364
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163