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Debian: CVE-2016-7168: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-7168: wordpress -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

References

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