CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5836

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service availability, potentially leading to downtime for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update WordPress to version 4.5.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS