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CVE-2014-4972

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

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.

Affected products

• Ajax Upload For Gravity Forms Project Ajax Upload For Gravity Forms: through 1.1

References

• https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-4972/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8232
• https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-4972/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8232

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