CVE-2016-5837 (GCVE-0-2016-5837)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-06-29 14:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:15
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.
References
security@debian.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
security@debian.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365
security@debian.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3Patch
security@debian.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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