FKIE_CVE-2014-5465

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-09-03 19:55 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
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Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issuePatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issuePatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
werdswords download_shortcode *
werdswords download_shortcode 0.1
werdswords download_shortcode 0.2
werdswords download_shortcode 0.2.2
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