Path Traversal in Swim_team_project Swim_team

CVE-2015-5471

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.540 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5471?
CVE-2015-5471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Swim_team_project Swim_team, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2015-5471?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-5471 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.