What is CVE-2016-10991?

CVE-2016-10991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imdb-Widget Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-10991?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10991 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Imdb-Widget Project

CVE-2016-10991

The imdb-widget plugin before 1.0.9 for WordPress has Local File Inclusion.

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Imdb-Widget Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8426 (Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/plugins/imdb-widget/ (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10991?: CVE-2016-10991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imdb-Widget Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-10991?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10991 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.