CVE-2016-4567 MediaElement Vulnerable to Reflected XSS
MediumCVSS 6.1
EPSS 7.4%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
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."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npm mediaelement(npm) | < 2.11.1 | 2.11.1 |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | >= 2.14.2, < 2.21.1 | 2.21.1 |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.14.2 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.15.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.15.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.15.1.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.16.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.16.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.16.2 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.16.3 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.16.4 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.17.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.18.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.18.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.18.2 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.19.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.19.0.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.19.0.2 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.20.0 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.20.1 | No fix listed |
| contao-components/mediaelement(Packagist) | = 2.21.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.15 | 3.5.15 |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.2 | No fix listed |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.0.6 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.RC1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.1.beta1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.10 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.11 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.12 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.13 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.14 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.15 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.16 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.17 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.18 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.19 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.20 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.21 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.6 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.7 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.8 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.9 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.RC1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.beta1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.2.beta2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.0-RC1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.0-RC2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.0-beta1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.6 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.3.7 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.0-RC1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.0-beta1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.4.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.0 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.0-RC1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.0-beta1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.1 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.10 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.11 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.12 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.13 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.14 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.2 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.3 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.4 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.5 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.6 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.7 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.8 | No fix listed |
| contao/core(Packagist) | = 3.5.9 | No fix listed |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:12) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:14) | All versions | No fix listed |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:13) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/mediaelement(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| WordPress(WordPress) | < 3.7 | 3.7 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 3.7, < 3.7.14 | 3.7.14 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 3.8, < 3.8.14 | 3.8.14 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 3.9, < 3.9.12 | 3.9.12 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.0, < 4.0.11 | 4.0.11 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.1, < 4.1.11 | 4.1.11 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.2, < 4.2.8 | 4.2.8 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.3, < 4.3.4 | 4.3.4 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.4, < 4.4.3 | 4.4.3 |
| WordPress(WordPress) | >= 4.5, < 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:12) | = 2.15.1+dfsg-3 | No fix listed |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:13) | = 2.15.1+dfsg-3 | No fix listed |
| debian/mediaelement(Debian:14) | = 2.15.1+dfsg-3 | No fix listed |
| mediaelementjs mediaelement.js | <= 2.20.1 | No fix listed |
| WordPress | <= 4.5.1 | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/mediaelement(Ubuntu:24.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/mediaelement(Ubuntu:26.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/mediaelement(Ubuntu:26.10) | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- github.com patch vendor-advisory
- github.com patch
- codex.wordpress.org patch vendor-advisory
- contao.org
- core.trac.wordpress.org patch
- gist.github.com third-party-advisory
- github.com exploit
- github.com exploit
- github.com patch vendor-advisory
- github.com
- github.com
- web.archive.org
- wordpress.org patch vendor-advisory
- wpvulndb.com third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160507 CVE Request: wordpress and mediaelement mailing-list
- 1035818 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-4567 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking
- Ubuntu CVE tracker vendor-advisory
- www.cve.org
- Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
- github.com