CVE-2016-10983: The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

medium Affects ghost (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-09-17; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

Package: ghost (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <0.5.6
Fixed in: 0.5.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.5th percentile)
Published: 2019-09-17
Source: nvd

References

CWE-287

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