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CVE-2016-10148

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10148 is a read-access bypass vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.6. Authenticated users can exploit a flaw in the wp_ajax_update_plugin function to access plugin data without proper authorization. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 21,939 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/38168
Issue TrackingPatch
core.trac.wordpress.org / ticket/37490
Issue Tracking
sumofpwn.nl / advisory/2016/path_traversal_vulnerability_in_wordpress_core_ajax_handlers.html
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/20/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96847