CVE-2005-10002 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting the almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to version 1.1 for WordPress, specifically within the sf_downloads function in secure-files.php. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to manipulate the 'downloadfile' argument, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness. Upgrading to version 1.2 or applying patch cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92 is recommended for remediation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-plugins:secure_files:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.