CVE-2015-5471 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Swim Team plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting version 1.44.10777. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by providing a full file path in the 'file' parameter of include/user/download.php. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a potential loss of confidentiality. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates exist, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.44.10777CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swim_team_project:swim_team:1.44.10777:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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