CVE-2016-20101 json
Issuu Panel WordPress Plugin < 1.6.6 File Inclusion via ajax-docs.php
published 2026-10-20 19 d ago modified 2026-10-27 13 d ago also EUVD-2016-10918
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Issuu Panel plugin for WordPress before 1.6.6 contains a PHP file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote or local files through the 'abspath' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to menu/documento/requests/ajax-docs.php with a crafted abspath value passed to require() to execute remote PHP code or include local files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.
Patch / fix
- Pedro Marcelo Issuu Panel 1.6.6
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 13 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- packetstorm.news https://packetstorm.news/files/id/136398/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- cxsecurity.com https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016030131 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 |
Affected products
- Pedro Marcelo Issuu Panel
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program
- Technology feeds
References
-
packetstorm.news
/files/id/136398/
exploit
-
cxsecurity.com
/issue/WLB-2016030131
exploit
-
github.com
/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/issuu-panel-lfi.yaml
technical-description
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/issuu-panel/
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/issuu-panel-wordpress-plugin-1.6.6-file-inclusion-via-ajax-docs-php
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-20101
- NVD CVE-2016-20101
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