CVE-2014-5465

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

13.5%Up 4.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2014-5465
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-5465
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-5352 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-5352
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwgj-jw84-j3xw No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3...

Record: GHSA-rwgj-jw84-j3xw
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

werdswords download shortcode

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin ShortCode 0.2.3 - Local File Inclusion	2014-08-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-5465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Werdswords Download Shortcode, published September 3, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.