What is CVE-2016-10960?

CVE-2016-10960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlaserviceprovider Wsecure, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-10960?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10960 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Joomlaserviceprovider Wsecure

CVE-2016-10960

The wsecure plugin before 2.4 for WordPress has remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the wsecure-config.php publish parameter.

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

Published 2019-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.090 · newest: 0.090 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomlaserviceprovider Wsecure

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wordpress.org/plugins/wsecure/ (Release Notes)
www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/07/12/remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerabilit… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10960?: CVE-2016-10960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlaserviceprovider Wsecure, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-10960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10960 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.