CVE-2016-10968 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the PeepSo-core plugin, specifically versions prior to 1.6.1, for WordPress. This flaw allows an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges due to an issue in the PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() function. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:peepso:peepso:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.