What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-1000217?

CVE-2016-1000217 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2016-1000217?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2016-1000217. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 11.4%.

Zotpress CVE-2016-1000217

CRITICAL

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2016-10-06 cve@mitre.org

WordPress SQLi Zotpress

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 06, 2016 - 14:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Zotpress plugin for WordPress SQLi in zp_get_account()

AnalysisAI

Zotpress plugin for WordPress SQLi in zp_get_account(). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 11.4%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. Affected products include: Zotpress Project Zotpress.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.