CVE-2014-5368 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-08-22

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.8% 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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_content_source_control_project:wp_content_source_control:*:*:*:*:*: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

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.18817.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/407
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/417
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69278
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95374

History

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Subscriptions

Wp Content Source Control Project Wp Content Source Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-08-22T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:41:49.304Z

Reserved: 2014-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5368

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-22T14:55:09.377

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:11:26.790

Link: CVE-2014-5368

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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