CVE-2016-15027

Name: CVE-2016-15027
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-02-20T17:15:11.273+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.63%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-15027 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.63%

45.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Metaphorcreations	Post Duplicator	2.18

References

https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594Patch
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221496Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594Patch
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221496Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-15027?

How severe is CVE-2016-15027?

CVE-2016-15027 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15027?

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Source: NVD / NIST