CVE-2016-7168

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

2.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 85.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-01-05 02:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-09-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

41d5ccbe99382d0a8e4c6f0ad8d9159160505e75ddd1e8f3c4c0cc411efd0a23

• github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c9e60dab176635d4bfaaf431c0ea891e4726d6e0x_refsource_CONFIRM
• sumofpwn.nlhttps://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_wordpress_due_to_unsafe_processing_of_file_names.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• wpvulndb.comhttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8615x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160908 Re: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress due to unsafe processing of file nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/24mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com92841http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92841vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• codex.wordpress.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.6.1x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.debian.orgDSA-3681http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160908 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress due to unsafe processing of file nameshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/19mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST