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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10983 · published 17 September 2019

CVE-2016-10983: Ghost improper authentication vulnerability

Ghost · Ghost

The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.5% · top 26.1% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0
1.5%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 ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136887/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ghost/#developers Release Notes
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136887/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ghost/#developers Release Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10983), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.