CVE-2015-8351 EXPLOIT
9.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 37% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 37.03% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gwolle guestbook project | gwolle guestbook |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Gwolle Guestbook 1.5.3 - Remote File Inclusion | 2015-12-03 |
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
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