vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7168): wordpress vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 5, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

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

no-fix-ubuntu-package
Title
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