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CVE-2016-15027

3.5 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress.

Published Feb 20, 2023CWE-79EPSS 0.63%

Overview

CVE-2016-15027 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594GitHubgithub.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221496Refvuldb.com/?id.221496GitHubgithub.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594GitHubgithub.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221496Refvuldb.com/?id.221496

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-15027?

CVE-2016-15027 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 20, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2016-15027?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-15027?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-15027?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-15027 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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