MEDIUM
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) stylesheet name or (2) template name to wp-admin/customize.php
Published May 22, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) stylesheet name or (2) template name to wp-admin/customize.php.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.93% 0.02929
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02929
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02929) | 86.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03789) | 89.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 83.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 69.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.40% (0.14400) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 69.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02977) | 84.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 69.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 85.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 84.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 82.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://twitter.com/brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3444 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034622 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://twitter.com/brutelogic/statuses/685105483397619713 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3444 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published May 22, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 8, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1564
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a