CVE-2016-10981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The kento-post-view-counter plugin through 2.8 for WordPress has stored XSS via kento_pvc_numbers_lang, kento_pvc_today_text, or kento_pvc_total_text.

Published: 2019-09-17

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kentothemes:kento-post-view-counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1972	The kento-post-view-counter plugin through 2.8 for WordPress has stored XSS via kento_pvc_numbers_lang, kento_pvc_today_text, or kento_pvc_total_text.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00956.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wordpress.org/plugins/kento-post-view-counter/#developers
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/16/3

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kentothemes Kento-post-view-counter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-09-17T14:15:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:47:33.567Z

Reserved: 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10981

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-17T15:15:11.507

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:40:44.767

Link: CVE-2016-10981

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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