CVE-2014-5368

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Published 2014-08-22 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39287 webapps php verified text · 1 KB

Henri Salo · 2014-08-19

WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - 'download.php' Directory Traversal

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69278/info

WP Content Source Control plugin for WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

WP Content Source Control 3.0.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-source-control/downloadfiles/download.php?path=../../../../wp-config.php

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
wp_content_source_control_project	wp_content_source_control	`{"endIncluding":"3.0.0"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.