CVE-2016-20078 (GCVE-0-2016-20078)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 12:00 – Updated: 2026-06-15 22:01 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 Local File Inclusion via pic.php
Summary
WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the url parameter. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in GET requests to pic.php to access sensitive files like wp-config.php containing database credentials and configuration data.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-03-26 00:00
Credits
CrashBandicot @DosPerl
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