vulnerability

Wordpress: CVE-2016-9263: Improper Input Validation

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
Title
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