CVE-2016-6634 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the network settings page in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00951.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-633-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3681-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7539	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the network settings page in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92390
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.5
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8474

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-08-07T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:36:29.182Z

Reserved: 2016-08-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6634

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-07T16:59:15.770

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6634

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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