Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5834
CVE-2016-5834
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.php in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted attachment name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5833.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.5.3
Patches
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References
7- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4372cdf45d0f49c74bbd4d60db7281de83e32648nvdPatch
- wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163nvdThird Party Advisory
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3nvdRelease Notes
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91368nvd
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518nvd
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