CVE-2016-4567 (GCVE-0-2016-4567)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-22 01:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by "jsinitfunctio%gn."
References
cve@mitre.org http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
cve@mitre.org http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371 Patch
cve@mitre.org https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488 Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T00:32:26.013Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md"
          },
          {
            "name": "[oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_MLIST",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2"
          },
          {
            "name": "1035818",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-05-07T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by \"jsinitfunctio%gn.\""
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2016-11-29T16:57:01",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md"
        },
        {
          "name": "[oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_MLIST"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2"
        },
        {
          "name": "1035818",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-4567",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by \"jsinitfunctio%gn.\""
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md"
            },
            {
              "name": "[oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement",
              "refsource": "MLIST",
              "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2"
            },
            {
              "name": "1035818",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-4567",
    "datePublished": "2016-05-22T01:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2016-05-07T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T00:32:26.013Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2016-4567\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2016-05-22T01:59:31.230\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-12T10:46:40.837\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Deferred\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by \\\"jsinitfunctio%gn.\\\"\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Vulnerabilidad de XSS en flash/FlashMediaElement.as en MediaElement.js en versiones anteriores a 2.21.0, como se utiliza en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.5.2, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de un formulario ofuscado del par\u00e1metro jsinitfunction, como es demostrado por \\\"jsinitfunctio%gn\\\".\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":6.1,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":2.7}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N\",\"baseScore\":4.3,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":true}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-79\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:mediaelementjs:mediaelement.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"2.20.1\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7C1F3E4B-3818-4C0E-9BFA-B2183A8CE8D5\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"4.5.1\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"DE5AB579-3BD2-49C4-9260-E8FB37637360\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/2\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035818\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.2\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/37371\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://gist.github.com/cure53/df34ea68c26441f3ae98f821ba1feb9c\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/blob/master/changelog.md\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/commit/34834eef8ac830b9145df169ec22016a4350f06e\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wordpress.org/news/2016/05/wordpress-4-5-2/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8488\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.