CVE-2016-4566 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the plupload.flash.swf component of Plupload versions prior to 2.1.9, which is also utilized in WordPress before version 4.5.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plupload:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.