| Name | CVE-2016-7168 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-633-1, DSA-3681-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | buster | 5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 5.0.18+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.7.5+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.1+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | source | wheezy | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12 | DLA-633-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | jessie | 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u10 | DSA-3681-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 |
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
Fixed in 4.6.1 release upstream
Fixed by: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/38538