Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for…
Priority LOW 22CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01806 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dev4press:gd_bbpress_attachments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.2 | Vulnerable | Milan Petrovic |
- cpe:2.3:a:dev4press:gd_bbpress_attachments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.2 Vulnerable ·Milan Petrovic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f5w-c832-qffq
References
Exploit 2
More Milan Petrovic Gd Bbpress Attachments vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22620 WordPress GD bbPress Attachments Plugin <= 4.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2015-04612 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forms/panels.php in the GD bbPress… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-5482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f5w-c832-qffq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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