CVE-2014-5465

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.

• CWE-22

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/Patch
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issuePatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5Patch
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436Exploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440Exploit
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/Patch
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issuePatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5Patch
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436Exploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440Exploit

Published

Sep 3, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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