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medium 5.0

CVE-2014-5368 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in downloadfiles/download.php in the WP Content Source Control (wp-sour…

published 2014-08-22 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-5256

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.8%
EPSS 18.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39287)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39287 WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - 'download.php' Directory Traversal webapps, 2014-08-19
  • Nuclei template WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69278 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/417 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/407 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
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References

Sources

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