CVE-2015-5609

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Image Export plugin 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to download.php.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory dhs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=135 third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/1 exploit mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/10 exploit mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5609?
CVE-2015-5609 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5609?
To fix CVE-2015-5609, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5609 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5609 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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