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CVE-2016-10990

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10990 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp-cerber plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 2.7, which can be triggered via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wpcerber:cerber_security_antispam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0142 is in the 82nd 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/wp-cerber
Release Notes
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8430
ExploitThird Party Advisory