Sell Downloads <= 1.0.1 - Arbitrary File Read

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2014-9511
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published December 29, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher James Hooker
Description

The Sell Downloads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'file' parameter. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data such as settings/configuration files along with other useful information that can be used in future attacks.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug sell-downloads (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.1
Patched Version
  • 1.0.2
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