All In One Wp Security \& FirewallWordPress extension · Tipsandtricks Hq
CVE-2016-10888
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall plugin before 4.0.7 for WordPress has multiple SQL injection issues.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall plugin before version 4.0.7 contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities. These flaws allow attackers to manipulate database queries through unsanitized input, potentially enabling data exfiltration, privilege escalation, or complete site compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
All In One Wp Security \& FirewallWordPress extension
< 4.0.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the plugin installation directoryCheck your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall' or similar variationAffected if The plugin directory exists in your wp-content/plugins/ folder
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the readme.txt file in the plugin directory and look for the 'Stable tag:' entry, or open the main plugin PHP file and check the plugin header comment for the 'Version:' fieldAffected if The version listed is less than 4.0.7 (e.g., 4.0.6, 4.0.5, etc.)
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn your WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify whether the All In One WP Security & Firewall plugin is currently activatedAffected if The plugin is active and the version is below 4.0.7
You are affected if the All In One WP Security & Firewall plugin is installed, active, and running a version lower than 4.0.7.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.0.7
Update the all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall plugin to version 4.0.7 or later. If immediate update is not possible, consider temporarily disabling the plugin or implementing web application firewall rules to block SQL injection attack patterns.
All In One WP Security & Firewall version 4.0.7 or later
- Backup the WordPress site and database before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'All In One WP Security & Firewall' in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually update to version 4.0.7 or later
- Verify the plugin version shows 4.0.7 or higher after updating
- Test that the plugin functionality works correctly after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-10888 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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