Path Traversal in Tera Charts Plugin Project Tera-Charts
CVE-2014-4940
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Tera Charts (tera-charts) plugin 0.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fn parameter to (1) charts/treemap.php or (2) charts/zoomabletreemap.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.193 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.193 · newest: 0.193 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tera Charts Plugin Project Tera-Charts — versions 0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codevigilant.com/disclosure/wp-plugin-tera-chart-local-file-inclusion/ (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4940?
- CVE-2014-4940 is a vulnerability in Tera Charts Plugin Project Tera-Charts, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-07-11.
- Is CVE-2014-4940 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.