CVE-2016-15040 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in the Kento Post View Counter plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 2.8. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization and improper SQL query preparation, allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kentothemes:kento-post-view-counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.