---
title: "CVE-2014-125130: CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player - Path Traversal"
description: "CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player plugin for WordPress through 1.0.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of the file parameter in direct_download.php, letting remote attackers read arbitrary files without authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2014-125130/
---

# CVE-2014-125130 CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player - Path Traversal

CodeArt Google MP3 Audio Player plugin for WordPress through 1.0.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of the file parameter in direct\_download.php, letting remote attackers read arbitrary files without authentication.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.53% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125130)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

2 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of the plugin.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125130](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125130)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125130](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125130)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-googlemp3-lfi.yaml](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-googlemp3-lfi.yaml)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-mp3-audio-player/vulnerability/wordpress-codeart-google-mp3-player-plugin-file-disclosure-download](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-mp3-audio-player/vulnerability/wordpress-codeart-google-mp3-player-plugin-file-disclosure-download)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35460](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35460)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codeart-google-mp3-audio-player-arbitrary-file-read-via-direct-download-php](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codeart-google-mp3-audio-player-arbitrary-file-read-via-direct-download-php)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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