XSS in WordPress
CVE-2016-6634
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92390 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8474 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5 (Patch, Release Notes)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 (vendor-advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/query (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6634?
- CVE-2016-6634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6634?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6634 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.