CVE-2014-4972 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in versions 1.1 and earlier of the Gravity Upload Ajax plugin for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious files with executable extensions, which can then be accessed directly. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with no authentication or user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ajax_upload_for_gravity_forms_project:ajax_upload_for_gravity_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.