CVE-2014-8739

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8739
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-08 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-12 18:37:00 UTC
DescriptionUnrestricted 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-434

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Creative-solutions Creative Contact Form All All All All
Application Creative-solutions Creative Contact Form All All All All
Application Creative-solutions Creative Contact Form All All All All
Application Creative-solutions Creative Contact Form All All All All
Application Creative-solutions Creative Contact Form All All All All
Application Jquery File Upload Project Jquery File Upload 6.4.4 All All All
Application Jquery File Upload Project Jquery File Upload 6.4.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Creative Contact Form (Wordpress 0.9.7 and Joomla 2.0.0) - Shell Upload Vulnerability MISC www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669 MISC osvdb.org Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Joomla component com_sexycontactform and WordPress plugin sexy-contact-form unrestricted file upload MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Joomla component com_sexycontactform and WordPress plugin sexy-contact-form unrestricted file upload MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673 MISC osvdb.org Broken Link
WordPress Plugin Creative Contact Form - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) - PHP remote Exploit MISC www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress › Creative Contact Form « WordPress Plugins MISC wordpress.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: Joomla component com_sexycontactform and WordPress plugin sexy-contact-form unrestricted file upload MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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