CVE-2016-10972
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.27% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- tagdiv/newspaper
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 9.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8852Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39894Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8852Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39894Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.