cve/2016/CVE-2016-5834.md

### [CVE-2016-5834](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5834)
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### Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_get_attachment_link function in wp-includes/post-template.php in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted attachment name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5833.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8518

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- https://github.com/marcenugo1/WordPressPentesting