CVE-2016-1564
Publication date 22 May 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php in WordPress before 4.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) stylesheet name or (2) template name to wp-admin/customize.php.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36185
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358
- https://twitter.com/brutelogic/status/685105483397619713
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/3
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1564