CVE-2016-20103 json
Cherry Plugin for WordPress < 1.2.7 Path Traversal via download-content.php
published 2026-10-20 19 d ago modified 2026-10-28 12 d ago also EUVD-2016-10920
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cherry Plugin for WordPress before 1.2.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files via the 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /admin/import-export/download-content.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../../wp-config.php to read database credentials, since the script passes input directly to readfile(). Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90034817-dee7-40c9-80a2-1f1cd1d033ee/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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
- Cherry Team Cherry Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
-
github.com
/CherryFramework/cherry-plugin/commit/69a3f7b
patch
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/90034817-dee7-40c9-80a2-1f1cd1d033ee/
exploit
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/90034817-dee7-40c9-80a2-1f1cd1d033ee
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/cherry-file-download.yaml
technical-description
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/cherry-plugin-for-wordpress-1.2.7-path-traversal-via-download-content-php
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-20103
- NVD CVE-2016-20103
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