5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5065
Paypal Currency Converter Basic For WooCommerce PHP Path Traversal Remote File Read
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5065 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Intelligent-it paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5065 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75416
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75416 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75416 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/ Patch https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/ Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce_project:paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:intelligent-it:paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75416 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce_project:paypal_currency_converter_basic_for_woocommerce:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37253/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/ Patch
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

41.34 }} 14.96%

score

0.97214

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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