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CVE-2016-10961

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The colorway theme before 3.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the contactName parameter.

Affected products

• Inkthemescom ColorWay: before 3.4.2 — fixed in 3.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Inkthemescom ColorWay 3.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_colorway_wordpress_theme.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8568
• https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_colorway_wordpress_theme.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8568

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