WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress 3.7-4.4 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof of Concept

Affects WordPress

4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.1
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.2
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.12
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.10
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.9
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.9
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.6
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.2
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.12

References

CVE
CVE-2016-1564
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/7ab65139c6838910426567849c7abed723932b87

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
09329e59-1871-4eb7-b6ea-fd187cd8db23

Timeline

Publicly Published
2016-01-06 (about 10 years ago)
Added
2016-01-06 (about 10 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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Published
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