CVE-2013-7240 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 19.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in download-file.php in the Advanced Dewplayer plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dew_file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 19.64% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-01-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| westerndeal | advanced dewplayer |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Advanced Dewplayer - 'download-file.php' Script Directory Traversal | 2013-12-30 |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/566
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/570
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-cve-2013-7240-directory-traversal
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64587
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/566
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/570
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-cve-2013-7240-directory-traversal
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64587
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