Arbitrary file upload in Ajax Upload For Gravity Forms Project

CVE-2014-4972

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.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-4972: held from 0.047 to 0.047.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4972?
CVE-2014-4972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ajax Upload For Gravity Forms Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2014-4972?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-4972 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.