CVE-2016-20103CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2016-20103

High · published October 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Cherry Plugin for WordPress before 1.2.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files via the 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /admin/import-export/download-content.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../../wp-config.php to read database credentials, since the script passes input directly to readfile(). Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

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
0.00389 · 31.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-21T01:17Z
References (4)
https://github.com/CherryFramework/cherry-plugin/commit/69a3f7b · [email protected]https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/cherry-file-download.yaml · [email protected]https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90034817-dee7-40c9-80a2-1f1cd1d033ee · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cherry-plugin-for-wordpress-1.2.7-path-traversal-via-download-content-php · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 03:07Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Cherry Plugin for WordPress < 1.2.7 Path Traversal via download-content.php
    cvelistv5
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Cherry Plugin for WordPress < 1.2.7 Path Traversal via download-content.php
    cvelistv5