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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10996 · published 20 September 2019

CVE-2016-10996: Optinmonster incorrect authorization vulnerability

Optinmonster · Optinmonster

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

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 35.9% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.pritect.net/blog/optinmonster-1-1-4-6-security-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/optinmonster/#developers ProductRelease Notes
http://www.pritect.net/blog/optinmonster-1-1-4-6-security-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/optinmonster/#developers ProductRelease Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10996), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.