FKIE_CVE-2016-7168
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-05 02:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:52
Severity
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.
References
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