Path Traversal in Almosteffortless Secure-Files Plugin
CVE-2005-10002
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to 1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function sf_downloads of the file secure-files.php. The manipulation of the argument downloadfile leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 1.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243804.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Almosteffortless Secure-Files Plugin — versions 1.0, 1.1
- Wp-Plugins Secure Files
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13… (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-10002?
- CVE-2005-10002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Almosteffortless Secure-Files Plugin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2005-10002?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2005-10002 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.