CVE-2016-5835

Description

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive revision-history information by leveraging the ability to read a post, related to wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php and wp-admin/revision.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.94% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91366 vdb entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3 release notes
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2904cc3092c391ac7027bc87f7806953d1a25a1
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8519
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5835?
CVE-2016-5835 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5835?
To fix CVE-2016-5835, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5835 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5835 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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