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CVE CVE-2016-20078

CVE-2016-20078

WordPress

Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS: 6.2CVSS
Published: 2026-06-15
Last modified: 2026-06-15
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE: CWE-98

Description

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.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/imdb-widget/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39621
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-imdb-profile-widget-local-file-inclusion-via-pic-php

Summary

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