CVE-2016-9263

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://opnsec.com/2017/10/cve-2016-9263-unpatched-xsf-vulnerability-in-wordpress/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://opnsec.com/2017/10/cve-2016-9263-unpatched-xsf-vulnerability-in-wordpress/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 12, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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