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CVE-2018-25324 (GCVE-0-2018-25324)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-17 12:11 – Updated: 2026-05-18 20:06
VLAI?
Title
Simple Fields 0.2-0.3.5 Local File Inclusion via wp_abspath
Summary
Simple Fields 0.2 through 0.3.5 WordPress Plugin contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting null bytes into the wp_abspath parameter on PHP versions before 5.3.4. Attackers can supply malicious wp_abspath values to simple_fields.php to include files like /etc/passwd or inject PHP code into Apache logs for remote code execution when allow_url_include is enabled.
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Simple-Fields Simple Fields Affected: 0.2 - 0.3.5
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Date Public ?
2018-04-08 00:00
Credits
Graeme Robinson
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