First published: Sun May 22 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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WordPress | <=4.4.0 |
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CVE-2016-1564 has a medium severity due to its cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities which can lead to potential remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2016-1564, update your WordPress installation to version 4.4.1 or later.
CVE-2016-1564 affects WordPress versions prior to 4.4.1.
CVE-2016-1564 can allow attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through XSS attacks.
CVE-2016-1564 was disclosed in January 2016.