MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename
Published Jan 5, 2017
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media_handle_upload function in wp-admin/includes/media.php in WordPress before 4.6.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by tricking an administrator into uploading an image file that has a crafted filename.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.8 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
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.
2.84% 0.02842
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02842
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02842) | 86.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02842) | 86.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 90.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02842) | 85.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 90.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02842) | 85.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02842) | 85.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 90.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02829) | 84.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.42% (0.02417) | 75.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.42% (0.02417) | 82.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 73.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 71.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 67.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 73.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 73.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 71.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 50.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 5, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7168
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a