Path Traversal in Themepunch Slider Revolution
CVE-2014-9734
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.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: 0.206 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.206 · newest: 0.206 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511 (Exploit, exploit)
- marketblog.envato.com/news/affected-themes/
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-e… (Exploit)
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soak… (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132366/WordPress-Revslider-4.2.2-XSS-Information-… (Exploit)
- marketblog.envato.com/news/plugin-vulnerability/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderp…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9734?
- CVE-2014-9734 is a vulnerability in Themepunch Slider Revolution, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-06-30.
- Is CVE-2014-9734 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.