Path Traversal in Wechat Brodcast Project
CVE-2018-16283
The Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.631 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.631 · newest: 0.631 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/32 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9132 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45438/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- github.com/springjk/wordpress-wechat-broadcast/issues/14 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150202 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16283?
- CVE-2018-16283 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wechat Brodcast Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16283?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16283 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.