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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10082 · published 30 December 2016

CVE-2016-10082: S9y serendipity improper access control vulnerability

S9y · Serendipity

include/functions_installer.inc.php in Serendipity through 2.0.5 is vulnerable to File Inclusion and a possible Code Execution attack during a first-time installation because it fails to sanitize the dbType POST parameter before adding it to an include() call in the bundled-libs/serendipity_generateFTPChecksums.php file.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.9% · top 13.7% CWE-284 · Improper access control
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

include/functions_installer.inc.php in Serendipity through 2.0.5 is vulnerable to File Inclusion and a possible Code Execution attack during a first-time installation because it fails to sanitize the dbType POST parameter before adding it to an include() call in the bundled-libs/serendipity_generateFTPChecksums.php file.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95165 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/bba6a840f4d53cbaf62971a3078a98c8ddf92b85 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/issues/433 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95165 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/bba6a840f4d53cbaf62971a3078a98c8ddf92b85 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/issues/433 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10082), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.