GI-Media Library Plugin up to 2.x on WordPress fileid path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GI-Media Library Plugin up to 2.x on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument fileid leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-10136. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GI-Media Library Plugin up to 2.x on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument fileid with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The GI-Media Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions before 3.0 via the 'fileid' parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-10136. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2015-9395). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GI-Media Library Plugin 3.0

Timelineinfo

07/19/2025 🔍
07/19/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2025 +150 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-10136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-10136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316967
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2025 06:01
Updated: 12/16/2025 18:34
Changes: 07/19/2025 06:01 (53), 07/19/2025 14:30 (1), 07/19/2025 15:55 (12), 12/16/2025 18:34 (1)
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