CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player 1.0.11 Arbitrary File Read via direct_download.php
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player plugin (google-mp3-audio-player) for WordPress through 1.0.11 contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive files by supplying a path-traversal payload in the file parameter of direct_download.php. Attackers can request paths ../../wp-config.php without authentication to download configuration files containing database credentials and secret keys, leading to full site compromise. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125130
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxrx-56g9-9j28
- 2026-10-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-05 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-125130 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125130 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxrx-56g9-9j28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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