CVE-2018-16299 is a Directory Traversal vulnerability found in version 1.0 of the Localize My Post plugin for WordPress, specifically exploitable via the ajax/include.php file parameter. It carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. While not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates are available, suggesting potential for exploitation. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for a large percentage of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:localize_my_post_project:localize_my_post:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.