CVE-2014-1222
Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
3 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 8.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a download action. NOTE: it is likely that this issue is actually in the KCFinder third-party component, and it affects additional products besides Vtiger CRM.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.79% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 August 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- vtiger/vtiger crm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (3)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-36581source ↗ | Fiyo CMS 2.0.1.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesphp · Mahendra | webapps | 31 March 2015 | no |
| EDB-32213source ↗ | vTiger CRM 5.4.0/6.0 RC/6.0.0 GA - 'browse.php' Local File Inclusionphp · Portcullis | webapps | 12 March 2014 | yes |
| EDB-27597source ↗ | KCFinder 2.51 - Local File Disclosurephp · DaOne | webapps | 15 August 2013 | no |
References
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/vtigercrm/files/vtiger%20CRM%206.0.0/Add-ons/vtigercrm-600-security-patch1.zip/downloadPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531423/100/0/threaded
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1222/Exploit
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/vtigercrm/files/vtiger%20CRM%206.0.0/Add-ons/vtigercrm-600-security-patch1.zip/downloadPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531423/100/0/threaded
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1222/Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.