CVE-2015-5472 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the IBS Mappro plugin for WordPress, specifically in the lib/download.php component, affecting versions prior to 1.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by providing a full pathname in the 'file' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete confidentiality impact, though it does not affect integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibs_mappro_project:ibs_mappro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.