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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 3
- StatusPublished → DeferredNVD modified 2026-10-22 17:40
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 20:31
- First seenCVSS 8.7NVD modified 2026-10-20 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 5
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/churchope-lfi.yaml
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/129706/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220629224817/https://www.cloudways.com/en/best-wordpress-themes/nonprofit/church
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c5833bd-1fe0-4eba-97aa-7d3a0c8fda15
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/churchope-wordpress-theme-2.2-path-traversal-via-downloadlink-php