Rapid7

vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: include-me: CVE-2021-24453: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 2, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026

Description

The Include Me WordPress plugin through 1.2.1 is vulnerable to path traversal / local file inclusion, which can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) of the system due to log poisoning and therefore potentially a full compromise of the underlying structure

Solution

include-me-plugin-cve-2021-24453
Title
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