CVE-2016-10953 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Headway theme for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.8.9, specifically through the license key field. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited by a low-privileged attacker over the network, requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:headwaythemes:headway:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.