CVE-2014-9735 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 75.7% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 75.7% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| themepunch | showbiz pro |
| themepunch | slider revolution |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin RevSlider 3.0.95 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-05-08 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306
- http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306
- http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
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