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CVE-2014-8739

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Detection and validation

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  • Sigma

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Atomic

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Nuclei

    WordPress Sexy Contact Form (<= 0.9.7) - Arbitrary File Upload. Check identifier: CVE-2014-8739.

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  • Metasploit

    exploit/unix/webapp/wp_creativecontactform_file_upload. Rank: Excellent.

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What it is

Reported

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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What is affected

Reported

creative-solutions; creative_contact_form. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

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Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 459.4

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

listed by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV

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What to do

Reported

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

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