CVE-2014-8739

Exp

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.

Published: 2020-02-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8739 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.55%, 100th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.30% 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-2014-8739

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36811 exploit_db edb 2015-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
35057 exploit_db edb 2014-10-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8739

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 2026-02-11 90.25% 91.55% +1.30%
2 2025-11-13 90.05% 90.25% +0.20%
3 2025-10-20 — 90.05% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8739

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
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-2014-8739

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-8739

GHSA-wxg6-f773-g2f7 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: composer — jQuery File Upload Plugin Unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8739

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
creative-solutions creative_contact_form < 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
creative-solutions creative_contact_form < 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:creative-solutions:creative_contact_form:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*
jquery_file_upload_project jquery_file_upload 6.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:jquery_file_upload_project:jquery_file_upload:6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8739

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