vulnerability
Wordpress: CVE-2016-9263: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Oct 12, 2017 | Nov 23, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 12, 2017
Added
Nov 23, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
WordPress through 4.8.2, when domain-based flashmediaelement.swf sandboxing is not used, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-domain Flash injection (XSF) attacks by leveraging code contained within the wp-includes/js/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf file.
Solution
wordpress-upgrade-4_8_2
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