CVE-2018-16283
The Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 63.07% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 19 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- wechat brodcast project/wechat brodcast
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 25.1% on 21 September 2026 to 63.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/32Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/springjk/wordpress-wechat-broadcast/issues/14Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9132Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45438/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150202Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/32Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/springjk/wordpress-wechat-broadcast/issues/14Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9132Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45438/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.