CVE-2016-5836
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3Patch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Advisory