CVE-2016-4567

Medium

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flash/FlashMediaElement.as in MediaElement.js before 2.21.0, as used in WordPress before 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an obfuscated form of the jsinitfunction parameter, as demonstrated by "jsinitfunctio%gn."

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductMediaelementjs Mediaelement.js
PublishedMay 22, 2016
First seenMay 22, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • mediaelement2.11.1 or later
  • contao-components/mediaelement2.21.1 or later
  • contao/core3.5.15 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mediaelementjs mediaelement.jsv ≤ 2.20.1—
wordpress wordpressv ≤ 4.5.1—
mediaelementnpmv < 2.11.12.11.1
contao-components/mediaelementPackagist2.14.2 ≤ v < 2.21.12.21.1
contao/corePackagist3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.5.153.5.15

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