CVE-2015-7683: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Font.php in the Font plugin before 7.5.1 for WordPress allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the url parameter to AjaxPro

medium Affects font (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2015-10-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Font.php in the Font plugin before 7.5.1 for WordPress allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the url parameter to AjaxPro

Package: font (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=7.5
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 5% (92.2th percentile)
Published: 2015-10-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-22

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