Medium severity · published Feb 20, 2023
CVE-2016-15027
meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin notices.php mtphr_post_duplicator_notice cross site scripting
6.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
Post Duplicator Plugin · meta4creations
2.18 · source: vendor
PD
Post Duplicator · Metaphorcreations
2.18 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-15027
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-15027
Patch
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594
Release Notes
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221496