CVE-2015-5065 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the PayPal Currency Converter Basic for WooCommerce plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5065?
CVE-2015-5065 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in proxy.php in the google currency lookup in the Paypal Currency Converter Basic For WooCommerce plugin before 1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the requrl parameter.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intelligent-It Paypal Currency Converter Basic for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-5065 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5065 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7p5-9jv3-vq8j.