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CVE-2014-8739
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in server/php/UploadHandler.php in the jQuery File Upload Plugin 6.4.4 for jQuery, as used in the…
Critical9.8EPSS 91.9%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 91.9% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
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Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistblueimp/jquery-file-uploadGHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7 (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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