CVE-2016-20101

Issuu Panel WordPress Plugin < 1.6.6 File Inclusion via ajax-docs.php

  • Critical 9.2
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

Issuu Panel plugin for WordPress before 1.6.6 contains a PHP file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote or local files through the 'abspath' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to menu/documento/requests/ajax-docs.php with a crafted abspath value passed to require() to execute remote PHP code or include local files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.

Key facts

Published
20 Oct 2026
Last changed
27 Oct 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.398% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 34.6% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: poc; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.2CVSS 4.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 8.1CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Pedro MarceloIssuu Panel
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 1.0 up to but excluding 1.6.6 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2026 Published

Weakness

References