WordPress plugin
File Download <= 1.4 — Open Proxy
CVE-2015-1000002Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.4Update to 2.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.2
- CVSS
- 8.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:RUser interaction- Required
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:HIntegrity- High
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
filedownload filedownload
- Affected≤ 1.4
- Patched in2.0
Update to 2.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4. Version 2.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under filedownload.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch filedownload to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Larry W. Cashdollar.
The File Download plugin for WordPress has an Open Proxy vulnerability via the 'path' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.4.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in filedownload
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | Blind SQL Injection <1.4Update to 1.4 | CVE-2015-1000003 | |
| Medium6.1 | Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.4Update to 2.0 | CVE-2015-1000004 |
- Critical9.8Blind SQL Injection
<1.4Update to 1.4
- Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.4Update to 2.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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