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CVE-2016-1000138

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1000138 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting version 1.0.5 of the Indexisto WordPress plugin. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser, requiring user interaction to trigger. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been observed, a Nuclei template exists for detection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:indexisto_project:indexisto:*:*:*:*:*: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
3.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-1000138 · Jul 21, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0343 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 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/indexisto
Not Applicable
securityfocus.com / bid/93816
vapidlabs.com / wp/wp_advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory