CVE-2016-1160

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Favorite Posts plugin before 1.6.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86517621/index.html	Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000034	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-favorite-posts/changelog/	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86517621/index.html	Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000034	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-favorite-posts/changelog/	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp_favorite_posts_project:wp_favorite_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-03-26 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-1160

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1160

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1160

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp_favorite_posts_project

wp_favorite_posts

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

{"id": "CVE-2016-1160", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 4.3, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 2.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.1, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}, "impactScore": 2.7, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}]}, "published": "2016-03-26T01:59:00.120", "references": [{"url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86517621/index.html", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "vultures@jpcert.or.jp"}, {"url": "http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000034", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "vultures@jpcert.or.jp"}, {"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-favorite-posts/changelog/", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "vultures@jpcert.or.jp"}, {"url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86517621/index.html", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000034", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-favorite-posts/changelog/", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Favorite Posts plugin before 1.6.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad de XSS en el plugin WP Favorite Posts en versiones anteriores a 1.6.6 para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de vectores no especificados."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wp_favorite_posts_project:wp_favorite_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "F9D68A68-ED6A-418D-AB1E-786EC6A055AE", "versionEndIncluding": "1.6.2"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "vultures@jpcert.or.jp"}