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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10972 · published 16 September 2019

CVE-2016-10972: Tagdiv newspaper improper privilege management vulnerability

Tagdiv · Newspaper

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 9.3% · top 4.8% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
9.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.

CVSS:3.1/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
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8852 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39894 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8852 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39894 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10972), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.