CVE-2016-20072
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CVE-2016-20072 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. BBS e-Franchise 1.1.1 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the uid parameter. Attackers can craft requests to pages using the plugin's shortcode with UNION-based SQL injection in the uid parameter to extract sensitive data from the WordPress database including user information and taxonomy terms.. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
BBS e-Franchise 1.1.1 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the uid parameter. Attackers can craft requests to pages using the plugin's shortcode with UNION-based SQL injection in the uid parameter to extract sensitive data from the WordPress database including user information and taxonomy terms.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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- Status
- Deferred
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