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medium 6.1

CVE-2016-10957 json

The Akal theme through 2016-08-22 for WordPress has XSS via the framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce/preview.php sc parameter.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2016-1948

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Akal theme through 2016-08-22 for WordPress has XSS via the framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce/preview.php sc parameter.

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Exploit prediction

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8607 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • saotn.org https://www.saotn.org/wordpress-advisory-akal-theme-xss-vulnerability/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/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
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References

Sources

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