VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-5465

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 13.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 13.54% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 August 2014
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: werdswords/download shortcode
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 13.5% since 26 October 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-34436 source ↗	WordPress Plugin ShortCode 0.2.3 - Local File Inclusionphp · Mehdi Karout & Christian Galeone	webapps	28 August 2014	yes

References

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