CVE-2018-25324

MEDIUM 6.2

Simple Fields 0.2-0.3.5 Local File Inclusion via wp_abspath

CVSS Score

6.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

5th

Simple Fields 0.2 through 0.3.5 WordPress Plugin contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting null bytes into the wp_abspath parameter on PHP versions before 5.3.4. Attackers can supply malicious wp_abspath values to simple_fields.php to include files like /etc/passwd or inject PHP code into Apache logs for remote code execution when allow_url_include is enabled.

CWE	CWE-98
Vendor	simple-fields
Product	simple fields
Published	May 17, 2026
Last Updated	May 18, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Simple-Fields / Simple Fields

0.2 - 0.3.5

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44425 simple-fields.com: http://simple-fields.com downloads.wordpress.org: https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-fields.0.3.5.zip vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-fields-local-file-inclusion-via-wp-abspath

Credits

Graeme Robinson