CVE-2018-16299
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php...
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php file parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php file parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-16299- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php file parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-16299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8150 No score
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php file parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrjq-xm6p-qjxc
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php...
The Localize My Post plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows Directory Traversal via the ajax/include.php file parameter.
- Record
GHSA-xrjq-xm6p-qjxc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Localize My Post 1.0 - Local File Inclusion | 2018-09-19 |
| Nuclei | WordPress Localize My Post 1.0 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16299 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Localize My Post Project My Post, published September 24, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.