The Jetpack plugin before 4.0.4 for WordPress has XSS via the Likes module.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Jetpack plugin before 4.0.4 for WordPress has XSS via the Likes module.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01052 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Automattic |
- cpe:2.3:a:automattic:jetpack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Automattic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10705
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9j7-38jf-7998
References
More Automattic Jetpack vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02806 Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-10066 Jetpack 13.0-14.0 - Unauthenticated DOM-XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-09340 Jetpack < 13.8, Boost < 3.4.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-09339 Jetpack < 13.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Block & Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2023-30606 Jetpack 11.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2023-25898 WordPress Jetpack plugin < 12.7 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-10705 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10705 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9j7-38jf-7998 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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