Name: CVE-2014-9734: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-9734, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.20494

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Revslider Plugin	—	Update revslider plugin to version 4.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Dec 17, 2014

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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