Directory traversal vulnerability in the Avatar Uploader module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.0-beta6 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path of a cropped picture in the uploader panel.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9155 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.68% | 1.48% | +0.80% |
| 2 | 2026-02-27 | 0.92% | 0.68% | -0.24% |
| 3 | 2025-10-16 | — | 0.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 6.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:6.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 6.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:6.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:7.x-1.0:beta1:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:7.x-1.0:beta2:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:7.x-1.0:beta3:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:7.x-1.0:beta4:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| avatar_uploader_project | avatar_uploader | 7.x-1.x-dev | cpe:2.3:a:avatar_uploader_project:avatar_uploader:7.x-1.x-dev:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.drupal.org/node/2330759 | Patch |
| https://www.drupal.org/node/2330763 | Patch |
| https://www.drupal.org/node/2332169 | Vendor Advisory |