Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-4566 (CCN-113108)

Assigned:2016-05-07
Published:2016-05-07
Updated:2016-12-02
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.1 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Cross-Site Scripting
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-4566

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Sat, 07 May 2016 05:33:13 +0000
CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Sat, 7 May 2016 11:21:15 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=28690

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1035818

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-plupload-cve20164566-xss(113108)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07e

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress 4.5.2 Security Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-4566

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.5.1)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:plupload:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.1.8)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:4.5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201645660000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201645660000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201645660000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201645660000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20164566000
    V
    		CVE-2016-4566 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-05-21
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    wordpress wordpress *
    plupload plupload *
    wordpress wordpress 4.5.1