VDB
CVE-2016-5837
CVE-2016-5837
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.
EPSS 2.75% · 85.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
2.75%
85.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Jun 29, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 18, 2025 EPSS Score
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- May 12, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5837 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/ third-party-advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=146670813911482&w=2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5837 third-party-advisory