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CVE-2014-8585

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-11-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fname parameter to (1) views/file_download.php or (2) file_download.php.

Affected products

• codename065 Download Manager: 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4 (+98)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128852/WordPress-Download-Manager-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98318
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128852/WordPress-Download-Manager-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70764
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98318

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