Privilege escalation in Peepso

CVE-2016-10968

The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10968?
CVE-2016-10968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Peepso, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-10968?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10968 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.