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CVE-2016-5836

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-06-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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

Affected products

• WordPress: through 4.5.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
• https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91363
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00046.html
• https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8523

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