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CVE-2014-5258 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbit…

published 2014-11-06 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-5151

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
20.3%
EPSS 20.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34761)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

20.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34761 webEdition 6.3.8.0 (SVN-Revision: 6985) - Directory Traversal webapps, 2014-09-24
  • Nuclei template webEdition 6.3.8.0 - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23227 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128301/webEdition-6.3.8.0-Path-Traversal.html 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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