{
    "id": "CVE-2014-5465",
    "published": "2014-09-03 19:55:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:11:36",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.13543",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96329",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "werdswords",
            "product": "download_shortcode"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "34436",
            "title": "WordPress Plugin ShortCode 0.2.3 - Local File Inclusion",
            "date": "2014-08-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}