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CVE-2016-4567 Detail

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by "jsinitfunctio%gn."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371 Patch 
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371 Patch 
https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c Third Party Advisory 
https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488 Third Party Advisory 
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4567
NVD Published Date:
05/21/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE