CVE-2014-5465 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 13.54% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-09-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| werdswords | download shortcode |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin ShortCode 0.2.3 - Local File Inclusion | 2014-08-28 |
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440
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