What is CVE-2016-10996?

CVE-2016-10996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Optinmonster, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-10996?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10996 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Optinmonster

CVE-2016-10996

The optinmonster plugin before 1.1.4.6 for WordPress has incorrect access control for shortcodes because of a nonce leak.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Optinmonster
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10996?: CVE-2016-10996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Optinmonster, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-10996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10996 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.