Path Traversal in Dukapress
CVE-2014-8799
Directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter to lib/dp_image.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: 0.684 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.676 · newest: 0.684 · change: +0.008
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/dukapress/changelog/ (Vendor Advisory)
- security.szurek.pl/dukapress-252-path-traversal.html (Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1024640/dukapress (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35346 (Exploit, exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98943 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8799?
- CVE-2014-8799 is a vulnerability in Dukapress, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-11-28.
- Is CVE-2014-8799 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.