CVE-2015-8351: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code vi

critical Affects gwolle-gb (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2017-09-11; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code vi

Package: gwolle-gb (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.5.3
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: critical CVSS 9.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 37% (98.5th percentile)
Published: 2017-09-11
Source: nvd

References

CWE-94

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