CVE-2016-5836 Affecting wordpress package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.29% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WORDPRESS-362723
  • published29 Jun 2016
  • disclosed29 Jun 2016

Introduced: 29 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-5836  (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.

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.