VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-5368

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 ..

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 18.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 18.82% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 August 2014
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: wp content source control project/wp content source control
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 18.8% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-39287 source ↗	WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - 'download.php' Directory Traversalphp · Henri Salo	webapps	19 August 2014	yes

References

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