CVE-2016-5837

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-06-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

WordPress: through 4.5.2

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91365
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036163
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5.3
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/06/wordpress-4-5-3/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8520

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