CVE-2015-5471 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 32.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 32.48% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| swim team project | swim team |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Swim Team 1.44.10777 - Arbitrary File Download | 2015-07-13 |
References
- http://michaelwalsh.org/blog/2015/07/wp-swimteam-v1-45-beta-3-now-available/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132653/WordPress-WP-SwimTeam-1.44.10777-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75600
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=134
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-6
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8071
- http://michaelwalsh.org/blog/2015/07/wp-swimteam-v1-45-beta-3-now-available/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132653/WordPress-WP-SwimTeam-1.44.10777-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75600
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=134
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-6
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8071
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