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CVE-2016-1000132

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1000132 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in version 3.2.8 of the WordPress Enhanced Tooltip and Glossary plugin. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser via a crafted URL, requiring user interaction. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, a Nuclei template exists for detection. Organizations using the affected plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of client-side attacks.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cminds:tooltip_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-1000132 · Jul 17, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0443 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordpress.org / plugins/enhanced-tooltipglossary
PatchProduct
securityfocus.com / bid/93865
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vapidlabs.com / wp/wp_advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory