# CVE-2016-10924: Ebook Download Plugin - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2016-10924 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2016-10924

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** WordPress ebook-download plugin
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** cms, wordpress

## Description

The ebook-download plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has directory traversal.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2016-10924](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10924) is a vulnerability in the Zedna eBook Download plugin for WordPress, allowing directory traversal through crafted requests. Attackers can leverage this flaw to read arbitrary files on the host, potentially disclosing sensitive information.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 30th of April 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2016-10924 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2016-10924 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2016-10924 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attack attempts typically involve requests to `/wp-content/plugins/ebook-download/filedownload.php`.

## Timeline

- 2019-08-22: CVE Published. CVE-2016-10924 is published to NVD.
- 2025-04-30: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2016-10924 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-04-30: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2016-10924 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-10924.yaml

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2016-10924) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2016-10924. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.