CVE-2016-20078

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-15. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the url parameter. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in GET requests to pic.php to access sensitive files like wp-config.php containing database credentials and configuration data.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2(high)
EPSS
48.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 15, 2026

Last Modified

June 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 Local File Inclusion via pic.php | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-imdb-profile-widget-local-file-inclusion-via-pic-php
generic

IMDb Profile Widget – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/imdb-widget/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20078(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 72× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 04:53 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-05 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-03 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-03 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-02 21:41 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-02 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-01 20:05 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-01 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-30 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-30 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-29 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-29 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-28 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-06-28 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-06-28 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-27 13:35 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-06-27 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-26 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-26 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-25 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-06-25 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-24 03:35 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-24 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-23 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-23 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-22 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-22 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-22 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-20 22:36 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-06-20 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-19 20:56 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-06-19 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-18 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-06-18 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-17 17:17 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-17 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-16 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-16 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-15 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-06-15 14:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20078?
CVE-2016-20078 is a medium vulnerability published on June 15, 2026. WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the url parameter. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in GET requests to pic.php to access sensitive files like…
When was CVE-2016-20078 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20078 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-20078 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20078 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 48.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20078?
CVE-2016-20078 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.2 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20078?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20078, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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