CVE-2016-10957 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Akal WordPress theme, specifically affecting versions through August 22, 2016, via the 'sc' parameter in framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce/preview.php. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2016-08-22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:akal_project:akal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.