Is CVE-2016-5832 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5832 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5832?

CVE-2016-5832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5832?

CVE-2016-5832 has an EPSS score of 2.79% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5832?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 4.5.3+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5832

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The customizer in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended redirection restrictions via unspecified vectors.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:4.5.3+dfsg-1CVE-2016-5832

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securitytracker.com

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.