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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-16283

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-09-24
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

The Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-19Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  2. 2018-09-2422:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Wechat brodcast project wechat brodcast
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2≤ 1.2.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-45438
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-09-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16283?

The Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.

Is CVE-2018-16283 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16283 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 63.1% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16283?

CVE-2018-16283 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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