CVE-2014-5368

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

Wp Content Source Control Project Wp Content Source Control: through 3.0.0

References

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
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

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