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high 7.5

CVE-2008-1059 in the critical feed json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/syntax_highlight.php in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote…

published 2008-02-28 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1070

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
48.3%
EPSS 48.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/syntax_highlight.php in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the libpath parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5194)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

48.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5194 WordPress Plugin Sniplets 1.1.2 - Remote File Inclusion / Cross-Site Scripting / Remote Code Execution webapps, 2008-02-26
  • Nuclei template WordPress Sniplets 1.1.2 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27985 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.