Reflected XSS in wordpress plugin simplified-content v1.0.0

published 2016-10-10 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2016-1094

cvss: 6.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

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Exploit prediction

2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

vapidlabs.com http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=853 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

vapidlabs.com /wp/wp_advisory.php?v=853
exploit, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/93581
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
wordpress.org /plugins/simplified-content
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-1000150
NVD CVE-2016-1000150

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