What is CVE-2016-10948?

CVE-2016-10948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Post Indexer Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-10948?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10948 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Post Indexer Project

CVE-2016-10948

The Post Indexer plugin before 3.0.6.2 for WordPress has incorrect handling of data passed to the unserialize function.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Post Indexer Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

advisories.dxw.com/advisories/unserialisation-in-post-indexer-could-allow-man-i… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10948?: CVE-2016-10948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Post Indexer Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-10948?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10948 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.