MEDIUM
The Headway theme before 3.8.9 for WordPress has XSS via the license key field
Published Sep 13, 2019
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.76%
Description
The Headway theme before 3.8.9 for WordPress has XSS via the license key field.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.8.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.76% 0.00756
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00756
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 53.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 50.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 33.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02146) | 73.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 34.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 21.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 18.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8641 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://wptavern.com/headway-3-8-9-patches-potential-xss-vulnerability | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8641 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 13, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 12, 2019
Link CVE-2016-10953
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a