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CVE-2016-15040
Kento Post View Counter <= 2.8 - SQL Injection
Published 2 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 46%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'kento_pvc_geo' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- n/a Kento Post View Counter
- kentothemes kento-post-view-counter
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/525b466d-137a-467b-8b49-e51393a73866?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kento-post-view-counter/trunk/index.php#L216
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-15040
- NVD: CVE-2016-15040
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