CVE-2016-10968 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.

Published: 2019-09-16

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:peepso:peepso:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1959	The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01576.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.pritect.net/blog/peepso-1-6-0-logged-user-privilege-escalation
https://wordpress.org/plugins/peepso-core/#developers

History

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Subscriptions

Peepso Peepso

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-09-16T12:35:22.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:47:33.326Z

Reserved: 2019-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10968

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-16T13:15:11.137

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:40:43.203

Link: CVE-2016-10968

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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