CVE-2014-4972
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.65% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- ajax upload for gravity forms project/ajax upload for gravity forms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-4972/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8232Third Party Advisory
- https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-4972/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8232Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.