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medium 5.0

CVE-2011-1669 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-download.php in the WP Custom Pages module 0.5.0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read ar…

published 2011-04-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1669

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
22.2%
EPSS 22.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-download.php in the WP Custom Pages module 0.5.0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..%2F (encoded dot dot) sequences in the url parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-17119)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

22.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-17119 WordPress Plugin Custom Pages 0.5.0.1 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2011-04-05
  • Nuclei template WP Custom Pages 0.5.0.1 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47146 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • autosectools.com http://www.autosectools.com/Advisories/WordPress.WP.Custom.Pages.0.5.0.1_Local.File.Inclusion_169.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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