CVE-2016-4566
N/A
Published: May 22, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWordPressPlupload
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.1.8
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v ≤ 4.5.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07ex_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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