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CVE-2015-8351
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Sep 11, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-94
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gwolle_guestbook_project | gwolle_guestbook | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-59v2-j7v3-6gmx
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress...
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275 Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-Remote-File-Inclusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275 Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.0 / 10
EPSS Score
37.03%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
47.1 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub