# CVE-2012-6652: Directory traversal vulnerability in pageflipbook.php script from index.php in Page Flip Book plugin for WordPress (wppageflip) allows remot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pageflipbook.php script from index.php in Page Flip Book plugin for WordPress (wppageflip) allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pageflipbook_language parameter.

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## References

- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pageflipbook-pageflipbook_language-parameter-local-file-inclusion/
- http://ceriksen.com/2012/07/10/wordpress-a-page-flip-book-plugin-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/8

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