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CVE-2016-1000154

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1000154 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in version 1.0.7 and earlier of the WordPress plugin "whizz." This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser through a crafted link, requiring user interaction to trigger. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a Nuclei template exists for detection, but no Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries are available, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:browserweb:whizz:*:*:*:*:*: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 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-1000154 · Jul 11, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0343 is in the 95th 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/whizz
Product
securityfocus.com / bid/93538
vapidlabs.com / wp/wp_advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory