Zip Attachments <= 1.5 - Directory Traversal

8.6
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2015-4694
CVSS 8.6 (High)
Publicly Published June 12, 2015
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.

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Vulnerability Details for Zip Attachments

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug zip-attachments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5
Patched Version
  • 1.5.1

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