CVE-2016-20082

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

WordPress Plugin Abtest contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by manipulating the action parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to abtest_admin.php with malicious action values to include files from the admin directory and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2(medium)
EPSS
24.9%
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 Plugin Abtest Local File Inclusion via abtest_admin.php | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-abtest-local-file-inclusion-via-abtest-admin-php
generic

GitHub - wp-plugins/abtest: WordPress.org Plugin Mirror · GitHub

https://github.com/wp-plugins/abtest

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20082(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 13× in last 7d / 63× 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. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-17 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-14 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-13 22:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 18:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 06:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-12 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-11 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-10 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-09 19:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-09 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-08 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-08 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-07 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-07 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-05 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-04 10:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-03 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-02 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-30 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-29 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-28 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-28 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-27 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-26 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-25 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-24 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-23 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-22 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-22 03:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-21 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-19 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-18 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-17 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-16 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-15 14:04 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-15 14:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20082?
CVE-2016-20082 is a medium vulnerability published on June 15, 2026. WordPress Plugin Abtest contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by manipulating the action parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to abtest_admin.php with malicious action values to include files from the admin directory and…
When was CVE-2016-20082 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20082 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-2016-20082 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20082 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20082?
CVE-2016-20082 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20082?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20082, 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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