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CVE-2016-4566

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 5.67% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-4566
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
5.67%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in plupload.flash.swf in Plupload before 2.1.9, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Same-Origin Method Execution (SOME) attack.