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CVE-2015-5065

5.0 · MEDIUM

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 re…

Published Jun 24, 2015intelligent-itCWE-22EPSS 16.21%

Overview

CVE-2015-5065 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting intelligent-it paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce. It was published on June 24, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from intelligent-it. Update paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
intelligent-itpaypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce>= 0, < 1.4Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/75416Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerceRefwordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/75416Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerceRefwordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5065?

CVE-2015-5065 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting intelligent-it paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce. It was published on June 24, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-5065?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-5065?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from intelligent-it. Update paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-5065?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-5065 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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