What is CVE-2016-10954?

CVE-2016-10954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dynamicpress Neosense, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-10954?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10954 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Dynamicpress Neosense

CVE-2016-10954

The Neosense theme before 1.8 for WordPress has qquploader unrestricted file upload.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dynamicpress Neosense

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8622 (Third Party Advisory)
lifeforms.nl/20160919/unrestricted-upload-neosense (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10954?: CVE-2016-10954 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dynamicpress Neosense, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-10954?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10954 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.