Name: CVE-2016-11001: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-11001, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.00174

The user-submitted-posts plugin before 20160215 for WordPress has XSS via the user-submitted-content field.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
User Submitted Posts Plugin	—	Update user-submitted-posts plugin to version 20160215, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Feb 10, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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