Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the WP e-Commerce Shop Styling plugin before 2.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter to includes/download.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin WP E-Commerce Shop Styling 2.5 - Arbitrary File Download EDB-37530 · webapps · Jul 8, 2015 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WP e-Commerce Shop Styling <= 2.5 - Authenticated Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-5468.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ecommerce-shop-styling/#developers
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=136
- [oss-security] 20150710 Re: Remote file download vulnerability in wordpress plugin wp-ecommerce-shop-styling v2.5 mailing-list
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