CVE-2014-9735

Public Exploit

Description

The ThemePunch Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 3.0.96 for WordPress and Showbiz Pro plugin 1.7.1 and earlier for Wordpress does not properly restrict access to administrator AJAX functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload and execute arbitrary files via an update_plugin action; (2) delete arbitrary sliders via a delete_slider action; and (3) create, (4) update, (5) import, or (6) export arbitrary sliders via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 81.05% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory themepunch.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html exploit
http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/ vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78 mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306 vdb entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9735?
CVE-2014-9735 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9735?
To fix CVE-2014-9735, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9735 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9735 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~81% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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