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CVE-2015-5468Wp E-Commerce Shop Styling Path Traversal

WP eCommerce Shop Styling < 2.6 - Directory Traversal

Published Jul 4, 2015 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Also known as 2cc737b3-4072-4dd4-8e50-ec94dc2a17d5, WORDFENCE-2cc737b3-4072-4dd4-8e50-ec94dc2a17d5

Key Facts

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  • CVE-2015-5468 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5 v3.1) affecting Wp E-Commerce Shop Styling (Wpshopstyling), wp-ecommerce-shop-styling (wordpress-plugin).
  • It is exploited in the wild, listed in Industry KEV feed since Jun 3, 2020. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including wp-ecommerce-shop-styling 2.6, Wp E-Commerce Shop Styling 2.5.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

24%

Higher than 97.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

38/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Jun 3, 2020

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

1

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

3

Reports of active use

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WP e-Commerce Shop Styling plugin before 2.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter to includes/download.php.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

CatalogAddedRemediation dueRansomware use
Industry KEV feedJun 3, 2020n/aNot reported

Affected Products

2 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Wp E-Commerce Shop StylingWpshopstylingSee advisory2.5
wp-ecommerce-shop-stylingwordpress-pluginSee advisory2.6

Patched Releases

wp-ecommerce-shop-styling

2.6

Wp E-Commerce Shop Styling

2.5

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Jul 4, 2015

  2. Added to Industry KEV feed

    Jun 3, 2020

  3. Last updated

    Aug 6, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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