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CVE-2016-15027

A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from metaphorcreations organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-02-20T17:15:11.273

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:45:31.623

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-79
Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	metaphorcreations	post_duplicator	2.18	Yes

References

https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.221496 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19 Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.221496 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For metaphorcreations's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.