PT-2014-6493 · WordPress · Download Shortcode

Published 2014-09-03 · Updated 2014-09-03 · CVE-2014-5465

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Download Shortcode plugin versions 0.2.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter. This is a directory traversal vulnerability in the force-download.php file.

Recommendations For Download Shortcode plugin versions 0.2.3 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 0.2.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the force-download.php file until a patch is available. Avoid using the file parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5465

Affected Products

Download Shortcode

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/34436 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/34436 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/69440 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.html · Exploit
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5465 · Security Note
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issue · Vendor Advisory
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog · Patch