Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4566
CVE-2016-4566
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.5.2
Patches
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References
8- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2nvdPatch
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37382/nvdPatch
- wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- gist.github.com/cure53/09a81530a44f6b8173f545accc9ed07envdThird Party Advisory
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8489nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2nvd
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