jQuery File Upload Plugin Unrestricted file upload vulnerability

CRITICO 9.8CVE-2014-8739 · GHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7 · Published 08/02/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
blueimp/jquery-file-upload Packagist	`= 6.4.4`	No fix yet
creative contact form creative-solutions	`< 1.0.0< 2.0.1`	`1.0.02.0.1`
jquery file upload jquery_file_upload_project	`= 6.4.4`	No fix yet

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.

NVD 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8739 · ADVISORY
wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/35057 · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/36811 · WEB
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669 · WEB
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3 · WEB
wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog · Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/35057 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/36811 · Exploit

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