CVE-2014-5465

Medium

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductWerdswords Download Shortcode
PublishedSep 3, 2014
First seenSep 3, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
werdswords download_shortcodev ≤ 0.2.3, 0.1, 0.2, 0.2.2—

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