Is CVE-2014-5465 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-5465 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-5465?

CVE-2014-5465 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-5465

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 13.5%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 13.5% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-5352)
Published: September 3, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-5352 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

werdswords / download shortcode
werdswords / download shortcode
werdswords / download shortcode
werdswords / download shortcode

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.html(Exploit)
http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/(Patch)
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issue(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5(Patch)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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