CVE-2016-20078

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity62% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
48.9%
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 14× in last 7d / 65× 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. 2026-07-23 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 22:01 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-07-17 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 22:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-14 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 22:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-13 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-13 06:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-12 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-10 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-09 19:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-09 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-08 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-08 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-07 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-07 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-06 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-05 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-03 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-02 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-30 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-28 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-28 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-27 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-26 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-25 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-24 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-23 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-22 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-22 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-20 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-19 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-18 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-17 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-16 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-15 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 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 48.9% 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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