CVE-2014-10021

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in UploadHandler.php in the WP Symposium plugin 14.11 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 in server/php/.

Published: 2015-01-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-10021 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.45%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-10021

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
35778 exploit_db edb 2015-01-13 Exploit-DB ↗
35543 exploit_db edb 2014-12-15 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-10021

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-20 77.23% 78.45% +1.22%
2 2025-10-08 17.84% 77.23% +59.39%
3 2025-06-10 — 17.84% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-10021

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-10021

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-10021

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html">CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-10021

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wpsymposiumpro wp_symposium 14.11 cpe:2.3:a:wpsymposiumpro:wp_symposium:14.11:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2014-10021

URL Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35543 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71686 Broken Link
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