WordPress Core < 4.9.1 - Cross-domain Flash injection

Improper Input Validation
CVE CVE-2016-9263
CVSS Medium (4.7)
Publicly Published October 10, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

WordPress through 4.9.1, 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

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.24
  • 3.8 - 3.8.24
  • 3.9 - 3.9.23
  • 4.0 - 4.0.21
  • 4.1 - 4.1.21
  • 4.2 - 4.2.18
  • 4.3 - 4.3.14
  • 4.4 - 4.4.13
  • 4.5 - 4.5.12
  • 4.6 - 4.6.9
  • 4.7 - 4.7.8
  • 4.8 - 4.8.4
  • 4.9 - 4.9.1
Patched Version
  • 3.7.25
  • 3.8.25
  • 3.9.24
  • 4.0.22
  • 4.1.22
  • 4.2.19
  • 4.3.15
  • 4.4.14
  • 4.5.13
  • 4.6.10
  • 4.7.9
  • 4.8.5
  • 4.9.2
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