CVE-2012-4915

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Google Doc Embedder plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to libs/pdf.php.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/88891
http://secunia.com/advisories/50832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57133
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80930
http://osvdb.org/88891
http://secunia.com/advisories/50832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57133
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80930

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_doc_embedder:2.5.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2014-05-29 14:19

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2012-4915

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4915

JSON object : View

Products Affected

davistribe

google_doc_embedder

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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