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CVE-2012-4915: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Google Doc Embedder plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary…

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 50% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.9% of all records.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published: May 29, 2014
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 50.0% · 98th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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Action score

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS: 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 15 / 30 · 50.0%
Ready-made attack tool: 5 / 40 · floor: at least 40

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
wordpress	wordpress	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress
davistribe	google doc embedder	cpe:2.3:a:davistribe:google_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

+10 more rows

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

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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

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	webapps	2013-01-08
Exploit-DB entry	webapps	2013-01-08
Metasploit module	exploit/unix/webapp/wp_google_document_embedder_execWordPress Plugin Google Document Embedder Arbitrary File Disclosureexploit	2013-01-03

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitJan 3, 2013-511 d
First PoCJan 8, 2013-506 d
PublishedMay 29, 2014
TodayNov 15, 2026+4553 d

Bug bounty scope

WordPressHackerOne · paid

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.

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

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (0)

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

References

osvdb.org/88891

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