GHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7high
jQuery File Upload Plugin Unrestricted file upload vulnerability
The advisory, in context
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.
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
blueimp/jquery-file-upload Packagist
1 explicitly affected versions
6.4.4
View affected-version evidence
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"versions": [
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}References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8739
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/sexy-contact-form/changelog
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35057
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36811
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113669
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113673
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/11/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/3