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CVE-2016-10948

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Post Indexer plugin before 3.0.6.2 for WordPress has incorrect handling of data passed to the unserialize function.

Affected products

• Post Indexer Project Post Indexer: before 3.0.6.2 — fixed in 3.0.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Post Indexer Project Post Indexer 3.0.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://advisories.dxw.com/advisories/unserialisation-in-post-indexer-could-allow-man-in-the-middle-to-execute-arbitrary-code-in-some-circumstances/
• https://advisories.dxw.com/advisories/unserialisation-in-post-indexer-could-allow-man-in-the-middle-to-execute-arbitrary-code-in-some-circumstances/

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