CVE-2016-10957 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Akal WordPress theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the preview.php sc parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-10957?

CVE-2016-10957 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Akal theme through 2016-08-22 for WordPress has XSS via the framework/brad-shortcodes/tinymce/preview.php sc parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10957?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Akal Project Akal.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10957 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-2016-10957 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhc7-5c9g-xmq3.

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