CVE-2014-5368

WP Source Control < 3.1.1 - Directory Traversal

highImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

3.1.1

Patched in

3444d

Time to patch

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in downloadfiles/download.php in the WP Content Source Control (wp-source-control) plugin 3.0.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<3.1.1

PublishedAugust 19, 2014

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-source-control

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9cec4d7a-81e0-489a-b549-5848ed9a8449?source=api-prod

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