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CVE-2016-20077

MEDIUM Exploitation: PoC
6.2
CVSS 3.1
Description
WordPress Plugin Photocart Link 1.6 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting insufficient input validation in decode.php. Attackers can supply base64-encoded file paths in the 'id' parameter to the decode.php endpoint to retrieve sensitive files like wp-config.php containing database credentials and configuration data.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20077
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-15 11:44 UTC
Published
2026-06-15 12:00 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-15 15:13 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-98
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement i…
Vendor / Product
KaymeePhotography / Photocart Link
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

6.2 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
KaymeePhotography Photocart Link — 1.6
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-98 cna Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
6.9 MEDIUM 4.0 cna 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 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (3)
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