PT-2019-7750 · WordPress · Akal Theme

Jan Reilink · Published 2019-09-16 · Updated 2019-09-17 · CVE-2016-10957

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Akal theme for WordPress versions through 2016-08-22

Description The issue concerns a cross-site scripting (XSS) problem. It is related to the sc parameter in the framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce/preview.php file.

Recommendations For Akal theme for WordPress versions through 2016-08-22, consider disabling access to the preview.php file in the framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce directory until a fix is available. Avoid using the sc parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10957

Affected Products

Akal Theme

References · 5

• 🔥 https://saotn.org/wordpress-advisory-akal-theme-xss-vulnerability · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8607 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10957 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6785 · Telegram Post