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CVE-2016-10972
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.
Critical9.8EPSS 9.3%
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- mitre
Description
The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.3% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8852 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- Exploit Database (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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