CVE-2016-20101
Issuu Panel plugin for WordPress before 1.6.6 contains a PHP file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote or local files through the 'abspath' parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Issuu Panel plugin for WordPress before 1.6.6 contains a PHP file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote or local files through the 'abspath' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to menu/documento/requests/ajax-docs.php with a crafted abspath value passed to require() to execute remote PHP code or include local files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-98
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.4% on 21 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016030131
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/issuu-panel-lfi.yaml
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/136398/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/issuu-panel/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/issuu-panel-wordpress-plugin-1.6.6-file-inclusion-via-ajax-docs-php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.