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CVE-2016-10996

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

The optinmonster plugin before 1.1.4.6 for WordPress has incorrect access control for shortcodes because of a nonce leak.

Affected products

• OptinMonster: before 1.1.4.6 — fixed in 1.1.4.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OptinMonster 1.1.4.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.pritect.net/blog/optinmonster-1-1-4-6-security-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/optinmonster/#developers
• http://www.pritect.net/blog/optinmonster-1-1-4-6-security-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/optinmonster/#developers

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