9.8crit

CVE-2016-10972in critical feedNuclei template

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
10.8%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known · Nuclei check

Summary

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

10.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • Nuclei template Newspaper Theme 6.4–6.7.1 - Privilege Escalation · nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

  • wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8852 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39894 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.