CVE-2016-9263

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9263
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9263.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-9263
Downstream
Published
2017-10-12T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-22T16:34:16Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

WordPress through 4.8.2, when domain-based flashmediaelement.swf sandboxing is not used, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-domain Flash injection (XSF) attacks by leveraging code contained within the wp-includes/js/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf file.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wordpress/wordpress

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected

Git / github.com/wordpress/wordpress

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected