CVE-2015-9406: Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter to css/css.php.

high Affects mtheme-unus (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-09-20; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter to css/css.php.

Package: mtheme-unus (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.3
Fixed in: 2.3
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 55% (99.0th percentile)
Published: 2019-09-20
Source: nvd

References

CWE-22

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