Is CVE-2016-10148 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-10148 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-10148?

CVE-2016-10148 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-10148?

CVE-2016-10148 has an EPSS score of 1.64% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10148?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 4.6.1+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-10148

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The wp_ajax_update_plugin function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.6 makes a get_plugin_data call before checking the update_plugins capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended read-access restrictions via the plugin parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, a related issue to CVE-2016-6896.

CWE-254 CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:4.6.1+dfsg-1CVE-2016-10148

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

core.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

core.trac.wordpress.org

Other references1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-0161	Medium	6.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2016-2296	Critical	9.4	64%	-	-
CVE-2015-1793	Medium	6.5	62%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2118	High	7.5	37%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3238	High	8.1	35%	-	-
CVE-2016-3198	Medium	6.5	32%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.