HIGH
The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation
Published Sep 16, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.58%
Description
The peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.58% 0.01576
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01576
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01576) | 74.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01576) | 72.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 43.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.04% (0.07043) | 85.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 43.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 77.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 44.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 44.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 42.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 40.93th | 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)
- http://www.pritect.net/blog/peepso-1-6-0-logged-user-privilege-escalation x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/peepso-core/#developers x_refsource_MISCProductThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.pritect.net/blog/peepso-1-6-0-logged-user-privilege-escalation | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/peepso-core/#developers | x_refsource_MISCProductThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 16, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 13, 2019
Link CVE-2016-10968
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a