CVE-2016-5833 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.5.3, specifically within the column_title function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML by crafting a malicious attachment name, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation. While the potential impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity compromise, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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