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medium 4.0

CVE-2014-1222 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to r…

published 2014-08-12 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1302

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.8%
EPSS 8.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a download action. NOTE: it is likely that this issue is actually in the KCFinder third-party component, and it affects additional products besides Vtiger CRM.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27597)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36581 Fiyo CMS 2.0.1.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2015-03-31
  • EDB-32213 vTiger CRM 5.4.0/6.0 RC/6.0.0 GA - 'browse.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2014-03-12
  • EDB-27597 KCFinder 2.51 - Local File Disclosure webapps, 2013-08-15
  • portcullis-security.com https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1222/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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