CVE-2016-9263 in WordPress

Summary

WordPress through 4.8.2, when domain-based flashmediaelement.swf sandboxing is not used, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-domain Flash injection (XSF) attacks by leveraging code contained within the wp-includes/js/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf file.

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• Reservation: 11/10/2016
• Disclosure: 10/12/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-107809 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.0
• EPSS: 0.01241
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9263
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9263
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-9263/