CVE-2014-5368

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95374

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-5256

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69278

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/417

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/407

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-08-22

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.18817