CVE-2015-5471

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44...

5.3 MediumPublic exploit

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44.10777 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the 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: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

32.5%Up 22.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2015-5471
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-2015-5471
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-5426 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-5426
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggwx-f7rc-cqh9 5.3

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in include/user/download.php in the Swim Team plugin 1.44...

Record: GHSA-ggwx-f7rc-cqh9
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

swim team project team

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin Swim Team 1.44.10777 - Arbitrary File Download	2015-07-13
Nuclei	Swim Team <= v1.44.10777 - Local File Inclusion

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-5471 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Swim Team Project Team, published January 12, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.