KaymeePhotography Photocart Link 1.6 on WordPress Configuration Data decode.php ID filename control

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A vulnerability has been found in KaymeePhotography Photocart Link 1.6 on WordPress and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file decode.php of the component Configuration Data Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in filename control. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-20077. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in KaymeePhotography Photocart Link 1.6 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file decode.php of the component Configuration Data Handler. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress Plugin Photocart Link 1.6 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by exploiting insufficient input validation in decode.php. Attackers can supply base64-encoded file paths in the 'id' parameter to the decode.php endpoint to retrieve sensitive files like wp-config.php containing database credentials and configuration data.

The weakness was published by CrashBandicot as 39623. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-20077 since 06/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:decode.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (39623). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• KaymeePhotography

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• Photocart Link

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• 1.6

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• end of life

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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