Name: CVE-2015-8351: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-8351, CWE-94, CVSS 9, EPSS 0.37032

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to frontend/captcha/ajaxresponse.php. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences regardless of whether allow_url_include is enabled.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gwolle Gb Plugin	—	Update gwolle-gb plugin to version 1.5.4, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 4, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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