CVE-2016-5837 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5837?

CVE-2016-5837 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 29 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5837?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5837?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-5837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5837, GHSA-8688-jv8f-2mcf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5837.