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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-ffr7-33wh-7g9r",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:07:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:27:21Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7168"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7168"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-05T02:59:00Z"
  }
}