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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5258 · published 6 November 2014

CVE-2014-5258: Webedition cms path traversal vulnerability

Webedition · Webedition Cms

Directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in showTempFile.php in webEdition CMS before 6.3.9.0 Beta allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128301/webEdition-6.3.8.0-Path-Traversal.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533465/100/0/threaded
http://www.webedition.org/de/aktuelles/webedition-cms/webEdition-6.3.9-Beta-erschienen Vendor Advisory
http://www.webedition.org/de/webedition-cms/versionshistorie/webedition-6/version-6.3.9.0 Vendor Advisory
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23227 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128301/webEdition-6.3.8.0-Path-Traversal.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533465/100/0/threaded
http://www.webedition.org/de/aktuelles/webedition-cms/webEdition-6.3.9-Beta-erschienen Vendor Advisory
http://www.webedition.org/de/webedition-cms/versionshistorie/webedition-6/version-6.3.9.0 Vendor Advisory
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23227 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5258), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.