| 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, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-633-1, DSA-3681-1 |
| NVD severity | low (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | wheezy | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u10 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u16 | fixed | |
| jessie | 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14 | fixed | |
| jessie (security) | 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u15 | fixed | |
| stretch | 4.7.5+dfsg-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 4.8.2+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 4.6.1+dfsg-1 | low | ||
| wordpress | source | jessie | 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u10 | low | DSA-3681-1 | |
| wordpress | source | wheezy | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12 | low | DLA-633-1 |
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