# CVE-2014-125130: CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player 1.0.11 Arbitrary File Read via direct_download.php

> Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive files like wp-config.php via path traversal in the Google MP3 Audio Player plugin, leading to site compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jxrx-56g9-9j28

## What is CVE-2014-125130?

CVE-2014-125130 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Damjan CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player, published on 2 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player plugin (google-mp3-audio-player) for WordPress through 1.0.11 contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive files by supplying a path-traversal payload in the file parameter of direct_download.php. Attackers can request paths ../../wp-config.php without authentication to download configuration files containing database credentials and secret keys, leading to full site compromise. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125130?


## How do I fix CVE-2014-125130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125130 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125130 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125130 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125130 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Damjan CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player, published on 2 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125130 exists.

Affected product: Damjan CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125130/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125130/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125130
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125130
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125130

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