CVE-2016-5839

Description

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sanitize_file_name protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.12% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/	vendor advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91364	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5839?: CVE-2016-5839 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5839?: To fix CVE-2016-5839, 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-2016-5839 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-5839 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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