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Case File

CVE-2016-10972

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 9.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-09-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-10972
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.27%
WordPress

Original Filing — NVD Description

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.