CVE-2016-4566

NameCVE-2016-4566
DescriptionCross-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs823640

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.1.35+dfsg-0+deb8u1fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch4.7.23+dfsg-0+deb9u1fixed
buster5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2fixed
bookworm6.1.1+dfsg1-1fixed
sid, trixie6.4.3+dfsg1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wordpresssourcewheezy(not affected)
wordpresssourcejessie(not affected)
wordpresssource(unstable)4.5.2+dfsg-1823640

Notes

[jessie] - wordpress <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - wordpress <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/
Fixed by: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2

Search for package or bug name: Reporting problems