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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wordpress | Aug 6, 2016 | Jun 29, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-wordpressfreebsd-upgrade-package-de-wordpressfreebsd-upgrade-package-ja-wordpressfreebsd-upgrade-package-ru-wordpressfreebsd-upgrade-package-zh-wordpress-zh_cnfreebsd-upgrade-package-zh-wordpress-zh_tw | Dec 10, 2025 | Jun 25, 2016 | |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 29, 2016 | |
| Wordpress | wordpress-upgrade-4_5_3 | May 16, 2017 | Jun 29, 2016 |
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