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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. 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.

Scores

9.2
CVSS 9.2 out of 10, critical severity.

The facts

Published
20 October 2026
Last changed
20 October 2026
NVD status
Received
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.2 out of 10 (version 4.0)
CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R…
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
No EPSS score in this build.

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