CVE-2015-4694 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.

Published: 2016-01-08

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: 32.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zip_attachments_project:zip_attachments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32506.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/12/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75211
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=126
https://wordpress.org/plugins/zip-attachments/changelog/
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-attachments-wordpress-plugin-v114-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?replies=1
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8047

History

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Subscriptions

Zip Attachments Project Zip Attachments

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-08T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:25:20.179Z

Reserved: 2015-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4694

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-08T20:59:01.263

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-4694

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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