vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-7168: wordpress -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 29, 2016
Added
Mar 31, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename.
Solution
debian-upgrade-wordpress
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