CVE-2016-10865 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Lightbox Plus Colorbox plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 2.7.2. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate plugin settings, specifically the width parameter, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if a user is tricked into clicking a malicious link. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM, the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be executed remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:23systems:lightbox_plus_colorbox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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