Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-4972

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Gravity Upload Ajax plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file under wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms.

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Affected products

WordPress/Gravity Upload Ajaxinferred2 versions
<=1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=1.1
- (no CPE)range: <=1.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-upload-ajax

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-4972/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8232nvdThird Party Advisory

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