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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804837
Category:Web application abuses
Title:WordPress ShortCode Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Summary:WordPress ShortCode Plugin is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
WordPress ShortCode Plugin is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Input passed via the 'file' parameter
to force-download.php script is not properly sanitized before being returned
to the user

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow
attacker to read arbitrary files on the target system.

Affected Software/OS:
WordPress Download Shortcode plugin
version 0.2.3 and earlier.

Solution:
Update to version 1.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5465
BugTraq ID: 69440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436
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