CVE-2014-125134CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2014-125134

High · published October 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ChurcHope theme for WordPress before 2.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files through the 'file' parameter of /wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences to read sensitive files like wp-config.php or /etc/passwd, exposing database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00638 · 49.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-21T01:17Z
References (5)
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/churchope-lfi.yaml · [email protected]https://packetstorm.news/files/id/129706/ · [email protected]https://web.archive.org/web/20220629224817/https://www.cloudways.com/en/best-wordpress-themes/nonprofit/church · [email protected]https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c5833bd-1fe0-4eba-97aa-7d3a0c8fda15 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/churchope-wordpress-theme-2.2-path-traversal-via-downloadlink-php · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 03:06Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    ChurcHope WordPress Theme < 2.2 Path Traversal via downloadlink.php
    cvelistv5
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    ChurcHope WordPress Theme < 2.2 Path Traversal via downloadlink.php
    cvelistv5