Themes Vulnerabilities

Headway Theme < 3.8.9 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The headway WordPress theme was affected by an Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability.

Affects Themes

headway
Fixed in 3.8.9

References

CVE
CVE-2016-10953
URL
https://headwaythemes.com/downloads/headway/?changelog=1
URL
https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
4915ced1-c1f9-440a-8b70-2f5a4ccf0ba8

Timeline

Publicly Published
2016-10-13 (about 9 years ago)
Added
2016-10-18 (about 9 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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