PT-2019-7746 · Headway · Headway

Gary Bairéad · Published 2019-09-13 · Updated 2023-02-23 · CVE-2016-10953

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Headway theme versions prior to 3.8.9

Description The issue concerns a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw. This type of flaw occurs when an application includes user input in its output without proper validation or encoding, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the content. The XSS vulnerability is specifically located in the license key field.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.8.9, update to version 3.8.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the license key field to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10953

Affected Products

Headway

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10953 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8641 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6737 · Telegram Post