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 Creative Solutions Creative Contact Form (formerly Sexy Contact Form) before 1.0.0 for WordPress and before 2.0.1…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 91.86% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 October 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- creative-solutions/creative contact form · jquery file upload project/jquery file upload
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 91.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-36811source ↗ | WordPress Plugin Creative Contact Form - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)php · Metasploit | remote | 21 April 2015 | yes |
| EDB-35057source ↗ | WordPress Plugin 0.9.7 / Joomla! Component 2.0.0 Creative Contact Form - Arbitrary File Uploadphp · Claudio Viviani | webapps | 25 October 2014 | no |
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.