VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5839
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sanitize_file_name protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sanitize_file_name protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91364
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91364
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.