CVE-2014-9734 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 20.63% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| themepunch | slider revolution |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Slider REvolution 4.1.4 - Arbitrary File Download | 2015-03-30 |
| exploit-db | Mulitple WordPress Themes - 'admin-ajax.php?img' Arbitrary File Download | 2014-09-01 |
References
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/affected-themes/
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/plugin-vulnerability/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132366/WordPress-Revslider-4.2.2-XSS-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/affected-themes/
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/plugin-vulnerability/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132366/WordPress-Revslider-4.2.2-XSS-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
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