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CVE-2016-20066

WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Published 4 mo ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 8%
Public exploits
0
none known

WordPress CP Polls 1.0.8 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized file upload functionality. Attackers can upload files containing script payloads with event handlers like onerror attributes to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users viewing the affected content.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Proof of concept public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA4.05.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CNA3.17.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA4.05.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA3.17.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • dwbooster CP Polls

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39513 · exploit
  • vulncheck.com /advisories/wordpress-cp-polls-persistent-cross-site-scripting · third-party-advisory

Sources

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