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CVE-2005-10002: almosteffortless secure-files Plugin secure-files.php sf_downloads path traversal

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to 1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function sf_downloads of the file secure-files.php. The manipulation of the argument downloadfile leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 1.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243804.

Affected products

• almosteffortless secure-files Plugin: before 1.2 — fixed in 1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: almosteffortless secure-files Plugin 1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.243804
• https://vuldb.com/?id.243804
• https://github.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.243804
• https://vuldb.com/?id.243804

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