# CVE-2015-4694: Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2016-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75211
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/zip-attachments/changelog/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/2
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=126
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/12/4
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-attachments-wordpress-plugin-v114-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?replies=1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-4694.yaml

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