Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 3, 2014· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-7240

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download-file.php in the Advanced Dewplayer plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dew_file parameter.

Affected products

Westerndeal/Advanced Dewplayer
cpe:2.3:a:westerndeal:advanced_dewplayer:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
WordPress/WordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/64587nvdExploit
wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-cve-2013-7240-directory-traversalnvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/566nvd
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/570nvd

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