The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01576 75th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhm5-5wf9-wh5m
References
More Peepso vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00169 Community by PeepSo < 6.3.1.2 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-15395 WordPress Community by PeepSo Plugin <= 6.0.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-20824 WordPress Community by PeepSo Plugin <= 6.1.6.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11212 WordPress Community by PeepSo Plugin <= 6.0.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20031 WordPress Community by PeepSo Plugin <= 6.0.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-26576 WordPress Community by PeepSo Plugin <= 6.2.6.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-10968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhm5-5wf9-wh5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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