CVE-2014-5465

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-5465
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-09-03 19:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Werdswords Download Shortcode 0.1 All All All
Application Werdswords Download Shortcode 0.2 All All All
Application Werdswords Download Shortcode 0.2.2 All All All
Application Werdswords Download Shortcode All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress › Support » Vulnerability in older version af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch
WordPress ShortCode Plugin 0.2.3 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
WordPress Download Shortcode Plugin 'force-download.php' Local File Include Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
WordPress › Support » [Plugin: Download Shortcode] Security issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
WordPress ShortCode 0.2.3 Local File Inclusion ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
WordPress › Download Shortcode « WordPress Plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch
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