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CVE-2016-1000137

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1000137 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in version 2.1.0 of the WordPress plugin Hero Maps Pro. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 88/100 indicates a notable potential risk despite the lack of widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hero-maps-pro_project:hero-maps-pro:*:*:*:*:*: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
4.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-1000137 · Jul 21, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0445 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 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/hero-maps-pro
Not Applicable
securityfocus.com / bid/93815
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vapidlabs.com / wp/wp_advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory