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The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl'… (CVE-2026-14975)

0
Medium
Published: 09/05/2026 (09/05/2026, 09:30:20 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint — hooked on init with no authentication requirement — resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-fw8g-mfpv-9hhc
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-14975"]
Ecosystems
[]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a9c2585acd9273b49fa82ed

Added to database: 09/05/2026, 14:21:57 UTC

Last updated: 09/05/2026, 14:21:57 UTC

Views: 1

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