Directory traversal vulnerability in download_audio.php in the SE HTML5 Album Audio Player (se-html5-album-audio-player) plugin 1.1.0 and e…

published 2015-06-17 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4434

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

Directory traversal vulnerability in download_audio.php in the SE HTML5 Album Audio Player (se-html5-album-audio-player) plugin 1.1.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

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Timeline

2015-06-12 First public exploit (EDB-37274)
2015-06-17 Published

Exploit prediction

18.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-37274 WordPress Plugin SE HTML5 Album Audio Player 1.1.0 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2015-06-12
Nuclei template WordPress SE HTML5 Album Audio Player 1.1.0 - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=124 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132266/WordPress-SE-HTML5-Album-Audio-Player-1.1.0-Directory-Traversal.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

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/37274/
exploit
vapid.dhs.org /advisory.php?v=124
exploit
packetstormsecurity.com /files/132266/WordPress-SE-HTML5-Album-Audio-Player-1.1.0-Directory-Traversal.html
exploit
wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8032
securityfocus.com /bid/75093
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-4414
NVD CVE-2015-4414

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