CVE-2014-8739

high-risk
Published 2020-02-08

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in server/php/UploadHandler.php in the jQuery File Upload Plugin 6.4.4 for jQuery, as used in the Creative Solutions Creative Contact Form (formerly Sexy Contact Form) before 1.0.0 for WordPress and before 2.0.1 for Joomla!, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP file with an PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in files/, as exploited in the wild in October 2014.

Do I need to act?

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91.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
36811, 35057
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Creative-Solutions Jquery File Upload Project

References (16)

Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3
Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3
Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low