WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

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WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Name #2

6.4

CVE-2016-5833

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Revision History Disclosure

4.3

CVE-2016-5835

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer

5.5

CVE-2016-5832

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Denial of Service via oEmbed Protocol

5.3

CVE-2016-5836

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Bypass sanitize_file_name Protection

7.3

CVE-2016-5839

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Name

6.4

CVE-2016-5834

Jun 18, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via MediaElement.js

6.4

CVE-2016-4567

May 6, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via plupload.flash.swf

6.1

CVE-2016-4566

May 6, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Network Settings Page

6.4

CVE-2016-6634

Apr 12, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via wp_ajax_wp_compression_test

8.8

CVE-2016-6635

Mar 12, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.4.2 - Server-Side Request Forgery

6.4

CVE-2016-2222

Feb 2, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.4.2 - Open Redirect via wp_validate_redirect

5.4

CVE-2016-2221

Feb 2, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

WordPress Core < 4.4.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Theme Names

5.5

CVE-2016-1564

Jan 16, 2016

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE-2015-7989

Sep 15, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Authorization Bypass to Information Disclosure

5.4

CVE-2015-5715

Sep 15, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes

6.4

CVE-2015-5714

Sep 15, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via accessibility-helper Title

5.4

CVE-2015-5733

Aug 4, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Lockage

9.6

CVE-2015-5731

Aug 4, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Timing Side-Channel Attack

5.3

CVE-2015-5730

Aug 4, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Title

5.5

CVE-2015-5732

Aug 4, 2015

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Name #2	CVE-2016-5833	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Revision History Disclosure	CVE-2016-5835	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Customizer	CVE-2016-5832	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Denial of Service via oEmbed Protocol	CVE-2016-5836	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Bypass sanitize_file_name Protection	CVE-2016-5839	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Name	CVE-2016-5834	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 18, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via MediaElement.js	CVE-2016-4567	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 6, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via plupload.flash.swf	CVE-2016-4566	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 6, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Network Settings Page	CVE-2016-6634	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 12, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via wp_ajax_wp_compression_test	CVE-2016-6635	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	March 12, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.4.2 - Server-Side Request Forgery	CVE-2016-2222	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	February 2, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.4.2 - Open Redirect via wp_validate_redirect	CVE-2016-2221	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	February 2, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.4.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Theme Names	CVE-2016-1564	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	January 16, 2016
WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2015-7989	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 15, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Authorization Bypass to Information Disclosure	CVE-2015-5715	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 15, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes	CVE-2015-5714	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 15, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via accessibility-helper Title	CVE-2015-5733	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	August 4, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Lockage	CVE-2015-5731	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	August 4, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Timing Side-Channel Attack	CVE-2015-5730	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	August 4, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Title	CVE-2015-5732	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	August 4, 2015

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