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medium 5.3

CVE-2015-5471 json

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5426

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
32.5%
EPSS 32.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37601)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

32.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37601 WordPress Plugin Swim Team 1.44.10777 - Arbitrary File Download webapps, 2015-07-13
  • Nuclei template Swim Team <= v1.44.10777 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132653/WordPress-WP-SwimTeam-1.44.10777-Arbitrary-File-Download.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8071 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=134 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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