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CVE-2015-8351
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled,…
Critical9.0EPSS 37.0%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 37.0% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.
Weakness
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References (5)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38861 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20151202 Remote File Inclusion in Gwolle Guestbook WordPress Plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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