7.2

CVE-2016-15041: mainwp mainwp_dashboard Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 16-10-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-15041 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mainwp mainwp_dashboard. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.1.3.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.34%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The MainWP Dashboard – The Private WordPress Manager for Multiple Website Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘mwp_setup_purchase_username’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 1.26% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (klikki.fi)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mainwp2 products
  • mainwp_dashboard≤ 3.1.2
  • mainwp dashboard: self-hosted wordpress management for agencies< 3.1.3
Wordpress1 product
  • mainwp< 3.1.3

2 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links