CVE-2015-4694
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for...
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-4694- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-4694- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4713 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4713- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rq2-vx42-36hq
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for...
Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Zip Attachments plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the za_file parameter.
- Record
GHSA-9rq2-vx42-36hq- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | WordPress Zip Attachments <= 1.1.4 - Arbitrary File Retrieval |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4694 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Zip Attachments Project Attachments, published January 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/75211
wordpress.org/plugins/zip-attachments/changelog
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8047
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/2
vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=126
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4694
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rq2-vx42-36hq