WordPress Plugin HB Audio Gallery Lite 1.0.0 Path Traversal File Download
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
WordPress Plugin HB Audio Gallery Lite 1.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files by manipulating the file_path parameter. Attackers can send requests to the audio-download.php endpoint with directory traversal sequences to access sensitive files like wp-config.php outside the intended gallery directory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6gf-pqv8-vg34
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2016-20081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-20081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6gf-pqv8-vg34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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