CVE-2015-4703

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mysqldump_download.php in the WordPress Rename plugin 1...

5.3 Medium

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mysqldump_download.php in the WordPress Rename plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the dumpfname 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: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.85%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2015-4703
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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-2015-4703
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-4722 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-4722
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwwc-wpgx-3wj6 5.3

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mysqldump_download.php in the WordPress Rename plugin 1...

Record: GHSA-cwwc-wpgx-3wj6
CVSS 3.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rename project rename

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-4703 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Rename Project Rename, published January 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.85%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.