A Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Nevma Adaptive Images plugin before 0.6.67 for WordPress allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the $REQUEST['adaptive-images-settings']['source_file'] parameter in adaptive-images-script.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-14205 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 87.11%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-03 | 83.17% | 87.11% | +3.94% |
| 2 | 2026-05-06 | 83.33% | 83.17% | -0.15% |
| 3 | 2026-03-24 | — | 83.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (55 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| nevma | adaptive_images | < 0.6.67 | cpe:2.3:a:nevma:adaptive_images:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/markgruffer/markgruffer.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-07-19-adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-file-deletion.markdown | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://markgruffer.github.io/2019/07/19/adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-file-deletion.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/adaptive-images/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9468 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |