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medium 5.3

CVE-2015-4703 json

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mysqldump_download.php in the WordPress Rename plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4722

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mysqldump_download.php in the WordPress Rename plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dumpfname parameter.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132460/WordPress-WP-Instance-Rename-1.0-File-Download.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=127 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8055 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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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