CVE-2016-10953 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Headway WordPress theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the license key field.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10953?
CVE-2016-10953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Headway theme before 3.8.9 for WordPress has XSS via the license key field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Headwaythemes Headway.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-10953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq8c-39h5-8qvq.