{"id":"CVE-2014-125134","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2014-125134"],"related":[],"title":"ChurcHope WordPress theme: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php","description":"ChurcHope theme for WordPress before 2.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files through the 'file' parameter of /wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences to read sensitive files like wp-config.php or /etc/passwd, exposing database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-18.","summary":"The ChurcHope theme for WordPress before 2.2 has a path traversal flaw in its downloadlink.php file parameter. An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary server files such as wp-config.php, exposing database credentials.","severity":"high","cvss":8.7,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["churchope-theme","package","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["theme-not-installed","version-2.2-or-later"],"how_to_check":"Check whether the theme folder wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php exists and read the installed theme version in its style.css.","fix":"Update the ChurcHope theme to version 2.2 or later, or remove the theme; rotate database credentials if the old version was exposed.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:12+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:19+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T22:37:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Update the ChurcHope theme to version 2.2 or later, or remove the theme; rotate database credentials if the old version was exposed.","reach":"internet","title":"ChurcHope WordPress theme: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php","impact":"high","summary":"The ChurcHope theme for WordPress before 2.2 has a path traversal flaw in its downloadlink.php file parameter. An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary server files such as wp-config.php, exposing database credentials.","category":"package","who_cares":["wordpress","churchope-theme"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker reads wp-config.php and database credentials from the server","analyst_note":"Exploitation was observed by Shadowserver on 2023-10-18 per the description; confirm the fixed version and the vendor advisory at the NVD link.","how_to_check":"Check whether the theme folder wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php exists and read the installed theme version in its style.css.\nunknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["theme-not-installed","version-2.2-or-later"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000519,"input_tokens":2978,"output_tokens":443,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-10':104C '-125134':11A,14A '-18':105C '-2014':10A,13A '/etc/passwd':89C '/wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php':75C '2.2':26B,56C '2023':103C 'allow':63C 'arbitrari':42B,68C 'attack':39B,65C,76C 'churchop':1A,16B,21B,51C 'churchope-them':15B 'contain':57C 'credenti':50B,92C 'cve':9A,12A 'databas':49B,91C 'directori':79C 'download':6A,67C 'downloadlink.php':34B 'evid':94C 'exploit':93C 'expos':7A,48B,90C 'file':5A,35B,44B,69C,72C,85C 'first':96C 'flaw':31B 'foundat':101C 'like':86C 'observ':97C 'packag':18B 'paramet':36B,73C 'path':29B,59C 'read':41B,83C 'sensit':84C 'sequenc':81C 'server':43B 'shadowserv':100C 'suppli':78C 'theme':3A,17B,22B,52C 'travers':30B,60C,80C 'unauthent':4A,38B,64C 'vulner':61C 'wordpress':2A,19B,24B,54C 'wp-config.php':8A,47B,87C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:12+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2014-125134","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125134","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:12+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T03:16:29+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:58+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}