CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-20064

MediumCVSS 6.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.67%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

WP Vault 0.8.6.6 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting an unescaped parameter in the include functionality. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences through the wpv-image GET parameter to access sensitive files like system configuration and credentials.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential leakage of sensitive data, including server configuration and passwords, which could lead to further escalation of the attack and system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the WP Vault plugin to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, or disable it entirely if not essential.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

WP Vault 0.8.6.6 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting an unescaped parameter in the include functionality. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences through the wpv-image GET parameter to access sensitive files like system configuration and credentials.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS