CVE-2014-5465
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.
- EPSS
- 14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- werdswords:download_shortcode
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issue
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436