Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/syntax_highlight.php in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the libpath parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Sniplets 1.1.2 - Remote File Inclusion / Cross-Site Scripting / Remote Code Execution EDB-5194 · webapps · Feb 26, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Sniplets 1.1.2 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2008/CVE-2008-1059.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 29099 third-party-advisory
- 5194 exploit
- sniplets-syntaxhighlight-file-include(40829) vdb-entry
- 20080225 Wordpress Plugin Sniplets 1.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 3706 third-party-advisory
- 27985 vdb-entry