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CVE-2012-4915· NVD / CVE Program· CNA flexera

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Google Doc Embedder plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary fil

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Google Doc Embedder plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to libs/pdf.php.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
May 29, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
50.0% · 99th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
15 / 30 · 50.0%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
wordpresswordpress
davistribegoogle doc embedder

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • davistribe google doc embedderup to 2.5.3 inclusive
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.0
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.1
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.2
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.2.1
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.2.2
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.2.3
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.3
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.1
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.2
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.3
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.4
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.5
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.4.6
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.5
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.5.1
  • davistribe google doc embedder2.5.2

Same product

wordpress: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    59Plan
  • CVE-2026-60137WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_QueryKEV
    55Plan
  • CVE-2017-1001000The register_routes function in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php in the REST API in WordPress 4.7.x before
    55Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2013-01-08
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2013-01-08
Metasploit moduleexploit/unix/webapp/wp_google_document_embedder_execWordPress Plugin Google Document Embedder Arbitrary File Disclosureexploit2013-01-03

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-511 d
  2. First PoC-506 d
  3. Published
  4. TodayOct 1, 2026+4508 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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