Is CVE-2014-5465 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-5465 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-5465?

CVE-2014-5465 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-5465?

CVE-2014-5465 has an EPSS score of 13.54% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-5465

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

CWE-22Path Traversal

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

13.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128024/WordPress-ShortCode-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.html
http://wordpress.org/plugins/download-shortcode/changelog/
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-download-shortcode-security-issue
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-5
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69440

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.