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
- Peepso
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.