CVE-2014-4940

NUCLEI

Tera Charts 0.1 - Path Traversal via fn Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-4940. PoCs published by Anant Shrivastava. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Tera Charts WordPress plugin. By manipulating the 'fn' parameter, an attacker can read arbitrary files on the server, such as '/etc/passwd'.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Tera Charts (tera-charts) plugin 0.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fn parameter to (1) charts/treemap.php or (2) charts/zoomabletreemap.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Anant Shrivastava · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39257

This exploit demonstrates a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Tera Charts WordPress plugin. By manipulating the 'fn' parameter, an attacker can read arbitrary files on the server, such as '/etc/passwd'.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Tera Charts WordPress plugin 0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable WordPress plugin endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Anant Shrivastava · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39256

This exploit demonstrates a local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Tera Charts WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'fn' parameter in the 'treemap.php' script.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Tera Charts WordPress plugin 0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable WordPress plugin endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress Plugin Tera Charts - Local File Inclusion
MEDIUMby daffainfo

Scores

EPSS 0.4262
EPSS Percentile 97.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
tera_charts_plugin_project/tera-charts 0.1
Published Jul 11, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026