CVE-2014-4940 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Tera Charts WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4940?
CVE-2014-4940 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Tera Charts (tera-charts) plugin 0.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fn parameter to (1) charts/treemap.php or (2) charts/zoomabletreemap.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tera Charts Plugin Project Tera-Charts.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-4940 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4940 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fh95-mfxg-8gjv.