Vulnerability CVE-2016-5836

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-5836 (CCN-114419)

Assigned:

2016-06-23

Published:

2016-06-23

Updated:

2018-07-31

Summary:

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-noinfo

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-5836

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:55:12 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE Requests: WordPress: 4.5.3 maintenance and security release: several issues

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
91363

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1036163

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-cve20165836-dos(114419)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[debian-lts-announce] 20180730 [SECURITY] [DLA 1452-1] wordpress security update

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress 4.5.3 Maintenance and Security Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-5836

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.5.2)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201658360000000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201658360000000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201658360000000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201658360000000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2016-06-29
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20165836000	V	CVE-2016-5836 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.	2016-06-29

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