CVE-2015-8351
What it is
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to frontend/captcha/ajaxresponse.php. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences regardless of whether allow_url_include is enabled.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 37.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 37.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.0 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 37.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Gwolle Guestbook Project Gwolle Guestbook ≤ 1.5.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275