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CVE-2005-10002

5.5 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to 1.1 on WordPress.

Published Oct 29, 2023CWE-22EPSS 0.75%

Overview

CVE-2005-10002 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 29, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in almosteffortless secure-files Plugin up to 1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function sf_downloads of the file secure-files.php. The manipulation of the argument downloadfile leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 1.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243804.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.243804Refvuldb.com/?id.243804GitHubgithub.com/wp-plugins/secure-files/commit/cab025e5fc2bcdad8032d833ebc38e6bd2a13c92Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.243804Refvuldb.com/?id.243804

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-10002?

CVE-2005-10002 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 29, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-10002?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-10002?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-10002?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-10002 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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