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CVE-2016-7168
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-05T02:59:03.837 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:52:43.523

Summary

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

wordpress — wordpress

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References

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