CVE-2014-8739 (GCVE-0-2014-8739)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-08 17:21 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:26
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2193 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2014-10-25 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4bad2ad5-4d8f-44c8-a81a-8a274bf320ec

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2014-8739

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-02-08 17:21 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-02-08
Asserted: 2020-02-08
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: jQuery / File Upload Plugin | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title 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...
Vendor jQuery
Product File Upload Plugin
Added Date 2020-02-08T17:21:54.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC
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