CVE-2014-8799

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter to lib/dp_image.php.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

WordPress DukaPress Plugin File Read Vulnerability
auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read

Exploit-DB 1

WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal EDB-35346 · webapps · Nov 24, 2014

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-8799.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress …