---
id: "CVE-2014-125134"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2014-125134"]
title: "ChurcHope WordPress theme: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["churchope-theme", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["theme-not-installed", "version-2.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T21:17:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:37:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125134", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"}]
---

# ChurcHope WordPress theme: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125134

## From the sources

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.

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