The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has a lack of options access control via td_ajax_update_panel.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

• Newspaper Theme 6.4–6.7.1 - Privilege Escalation http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-10972.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.