VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5836
The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.08% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.