CVE-2016-10983 : The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/t

The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

Published 2019-09-17 15:15:12

Updated 2019-09-18 15:03:22

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2016-10983

Ghost » Ghost » For Wordpress
Versions before (<) 0.5.6
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 23 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N	8.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ghost/#developers

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Release Notes
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136887/

WordPress Export To Ghost Export Download ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

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