CVE-2016-20100CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2016-20100

High · published October 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · 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
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-21T01:17Z
References (6)
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-memphis-documents-library-lfi.yaml · [email protected]https://packetstorm.news/files/id/136374/ · [email protected]https://wordpress.org/plugins/memphis-documents-library/ · [email protected]https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53999c06-05ca-44f1-b713-1e4d6b4a3f9f · [email protected]https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39593 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/memphis-documents-library-wordpress-plugin-3.1.6-path-traversal-via-mdocs-img-preview · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 03:07Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Memphis Documents Library WordPress Plugin < 3.1.6 Path Traversal via mdocs-img-preview
    cvelistv5
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Memphis Documents Library WordPress Plugin < 3.1.6 Path Traversal via mdocs-img-preview
    cvelistv5