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CVE-2014-4937 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/bookx_export.php BookX plugin 1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary fil…

published 2014-07-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4854

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.9%
EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/bookx_export.php BookX plugin 1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39251)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39251 WordPress Plugin BookX 1.7 - 'bookx_export.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2014-05-28
  • codevigilant.com http://codevigilant.com/disclosure/wp-plugin-bookx-local-file-inclusion/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

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