Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.
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 Swim Team 1.44.10777 - Arbitrary File Download EDB-37601 · webapps · Jul 13, 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.
- Swim Team <= v1.44.10777 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-5471.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- http://michaelwalsh.org/blog/2015/07/wp-swimteam-v1-45-beta-3-now-available/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132653/WordPress-WP-SwimTeam-1.44.10777-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8071
- 75600 vdb-entry
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=134
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-6