CVE-2015-4694 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 1.5.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'za_file' parameter with directory traversal sequences. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for arbitrary file retrieval, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zip_attachments_project:zip_attachments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.