CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-125133

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.68%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

The NativeChurch theme for WordPress before 1.6.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files through the file parameter of download.php. Attackers can send GET requests with directory traversal sequences in the file parameter to retrieve sensitive files like wp-config.php.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read configuration files containing database credentials, potentially leading to site compromise. Exploitation has already been observed in the wild.

Recommendation

Update the NativeChurch theme to version 1.6.2 or later. If updating is not possible, disable or remove the theme.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NativeChurch theme for WordPress before 1.6.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files through the file parameter of download.php. Attackers can send GET requests with directory traversal sequences in the file parameter to retrieve sensitive files like wp-config.php. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS