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CVE-2016-10953

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Headway theme before 3.8.9 for WordPress has XSS via the license key field.

Affected products

• Headwaythemes Headway: before 3.8.9 — fixed in 3.8.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Headwaythemes Headway 3.8.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8641
• https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8641

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