CVE-2014-8739
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has not been updated on WordPress.org since before this CVE was disclosed; the latest installable version is still vulnerable. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*range: <2.0.1
- cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <1.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:jquery_file_upload_project:jquery_file_upload:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- jQuery/File Upload Plugin for jQuerydescription
- ghsa-coords
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8739ghsaADVISORY
- wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/nvdThird Party Advisory
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669nvdBroken LinkWEB
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673nvdBroken LinkWEB
- wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelogghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057ghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811ghsaWEB
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