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$ cve CVE-2014-4972 JSON

CVE-2014-4972

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 91)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Gravity Upload Ajax plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file under wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS4.65% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-434
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2018-01-08
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
ajax upload for gravity forms projectajax upload for gravity forms

References

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