CVE-2016-7168

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.

• CWE-79

• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0Patch
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1Patch
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0Patch
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615

Published

Jan 5, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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