VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10960
The wsecure plugin before 2.4 for WordPress has remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the wsecure-config.php publish parameter.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 8.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The wsecure plugin before 2.4 for WordPress has remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the wsecure-config.php publish parameter.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.98% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- joomlaserviceprovider/wsecure
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wsecure/#developersRelease Notes
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/07/12/remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-wsecure-lite/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wsecure/#developersRelease Notes
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/07/12/remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-wsecure-lite/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.