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Imdb WidgetWordPress extension · Imdb Widget Project

CVE-2016-10991

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-09-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.0.9 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The imdb-widget plugin before 1.0.9 for WordPress has Local File Inclusion.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The imdb-widget WordPress plugin before version 1.0.9 contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to read sensitive files on the server by manipulating input parameters to include arbitrary local files.

MitigationUpdate the imdb-widget plugin to version 1.0.9 or later immediately. If the plugin is no longer needed or no update is available, remove the plugin entirely to eliminate the attack vector.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Imdb WidgetWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.0.9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the imdb-widget plugin directory
    Check if the directory wp-content/plugins/imdb-widget/ exists in your WordPress installation
    Affected if The plugin directory exists and contains plugin files
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (typically imdb-widget.php) and look for the version comment in the file header, or check the readme.txt file for the 'Stable tag' value
    Affected if The version listed is below 1.0.9 (for example, 1.0.8, 1.0.7, etc.)
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify whether the imdb-widget plugin is activated
    Affected if The plugin shows as 'Active' and the version is below 1.0.9
  4. Check for LFI-accessible parameters in plugin files
    Examine the main plugin PHP file for any include, require, or similar functions that accept user-controlled input (such as $_GET or $_REQUEST) without proper sanitization
    Affected if The plugin code contains file inclusion functions using unsanitized request parameters and the version is below 1.0.9

You are affected if the imdb-widget plugin is installed, active, and running a version lower than 1.0.9 with vulnerable file inclusion logic present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.0.9 or later
Fixed in 1.0.9
Interim mitigation

Update the imdb-widget plugin to version 1.0.9 or later immediately. If the plugin is no longer needed or no update is available, remove the plugin entirely to eliminate the attack vector.

Fix this in Imdb Widget Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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