PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to frontend/captcha/ajaxresponse.php. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences regardless of whether allow_url_include is enabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gwolle_guestbook_project:gwolle_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Gwolle Guestbook Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gwolle_guestbook_project:gwolle_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Gwolle Guestbook Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59v2-j7v3-6gmx
References
More Gwolle Guestbook Project Gwolle Guestbook vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-14155 Gwolle Guestbook Plugin cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-12718 XSS exists in admin/gb-dashboard-widget.php in the Gwolle Guestbook (gwolle-gb) plugin… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-07259 Gwolle Guestbook < 4.2.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-8351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59v2-j7v3-6gmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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