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CVE-2014-5460

HighPublic exploit

Slideshow Gallery < 1.4.7 - Arbitrary File Upload

Published Aug 28, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Also known as 068cb509-7451-4f2f-a65c-ed7686c6f6d7

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2014-5460 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8 v3.1) affecting Tibulant Slideshow Gallery (Tribulant), slideshow-gallery (wordpress-plugin).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including slideshow-gallery 1.4.7, Tibulant Slideshow Gallery 1.4.6.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3.1

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

71%

Higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin before 1.4.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP file, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery/.

Affected Products

8 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Tibulant Slideshow GalleryTribulant1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.41.4.6
slideshow-gallerywordpress-pluginSee advisory1.4.7

Patched Releases

slideshow-gallery

1.4.7

Tibulant Slideshow Gallery

1.4.6

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Aug 28, 2014

  2. Last updated

    Aug 6, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

8 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

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