CVE-2016-20100: high-severity vulnerability in Ian Howatson Memphis Documents Library
Memphis Documents Library WordPress Plugin < 3.1.6 Path Traversal via mdocs-img-preview
Published · Updated
63Vexday Risk Score
Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Actcvss 8.7epss 0.5%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDOct 20
VulnCheckOct 20
exploitation probability
0.5%top 55% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
2 public exploit(s)
Memphis Documents Library plugin for WordPress before 3.1.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the mdocs-img-preview parameter. Attackers can send GET requests with traversal sequences to mdocs_img_preview() in mdocs-downloads.php to download wp-config.php containing database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Ian Howatson · Memphis Documents Librarypublic PoCs found — 2
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References
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-memphis-documents-library-lfi.yamlhttps://packetstorm.news/files/id/136374/https://wordpress.org/plugins/memphis-documents-library/https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53999c06-05ca-44f1-b713-1e4d6b4a3f9fhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39593https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/memphis-documents-library-wordpress-plugin-3.1.6-path-traversal-via-mdocs-img-preview