Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in lib_nonajax.php in the CformsII plugin 14.7 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via the cf_uploadfile2[] parameter, then accessing the file via a direct request to the file in the default upload directory.
CVE-2014-9473 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin cformsII. It affects Versions before 14.8 and is fixed in 14.8.
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CVE-2014-9473 is tracked for the Plugin cformsII as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions before 14.8. Update cformsII to 14.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
cforms2
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2014-9473 |
| Patched Versions |
14.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 14.8
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
cformsII < 14.6.10 - SQL Injection
CformsII <= 15.0.1 - Unauthenticated HTML Injection & Cross-Site Request Forgery
cformsII <= 15.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
cformsII <= 15.0.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
cformsII <= 14.12.3 - Authenticated SQL Injection
cformsII <= 14.13.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
cformsII <= 13.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
CformsII <=11.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
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