Path Traversal in Image-Export Project
CVE-2015-5609
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Image Export plugin 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to download.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Image-export_project Image-export — versions 1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5609?
- CVE-2015-5609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Image-Export Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5609?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5609 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.