XSS in Meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin
CVE-2016-15027
A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin — versions 2.18
- Metaphorcreations Post_duplicator — versions 2.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-15027?
- CVE-2016-15027 is a low-severity vulnerability in Meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-15027?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-15027 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.