CVE-2014-9735
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
The ThemePunch Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 3.0.96 for WordPress and Showbiz Pro plugin 1.7.1 and earlier for Wordpress does not properly restrict access to administrator AJAX functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload and execute arbitrary files via an update_plugin action; (2) delete arbitrary sliders via a delete_slider action; and (3) create, (4) update, (5) import, or (6) export arbitrary sliders via unspecified vectors.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 76%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306
- http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306
- http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- https://whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
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