CVE-2016-20063

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-21.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-06-09 11:48Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-09 16:10Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-09

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d4e4e0d69e1aecc0ad9fdd5052c036c224ca5b7d96a8148e53770801e31821c3

• www.exploit-db.comExploitDB-40870https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40870exploit
• wordpress.orgOfficial Product Homepagehttps://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-personal-message/product
• lenonleite.com.brOfficial Product Homepagehttp://lenonleite.com.br/product
• targetReferencehttp://target/wp-admin/admin.php?page=simple-personal-message-outbox&action=view&message=0%20UNION%20SELECT%201,2.3,name,5,slug,7,8,9,10,11,12%20FROM%20wp_terms%20WHERE%20term_id=1third-party-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Single Personal Message 1.0.3 WordPress Plugin SQL Injectionhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/single-personal-message-wordpress-plugin-sql-injectionthird-party-advisory