---
id: CVE-2016-20103
title: Cherry Plugin for WordPress < 1.2.7 Path Traversal via download-content.php
summary: >-
  Cherry Plugin for WordPress before 1.2.7 contains a path traversal
  vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary
  files via the 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to
  /admin/import-export/download…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Cherry Team
product: Cherry Plugin
affected:
  - cherry_plugin >= 1.1 < 1.2.7
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T20:31:28.909Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20103'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/90034817-dee7-40c9-80a2-1f1cd1d033ee'
    label: WPScan 90034817
  - url: 'https://github.com/CherryFramework/cherry-plugin/commit/69a3f7b'
    label: Patch Commit
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/cherry-file-download.yaml
    label: Nuclei Template
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cherry-plugin-for-wordpress-1.2.7-path-traversal-via-download-content-php
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Cherry Plugin for WordPress < 1.2.7 Path Traversal via
      download-content.php
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.265Z'
---

## Overview

Cherry Plugin for WordPress before 1.2.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files via the 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /admin/import-export/download-content.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../../wp-config.php to read database credentials, since the script passes input directly to readfile(). Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

## Affected

- `cherry_plugin >= 1.1 < 1.2.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.