Creative Contact Form Plugin for WordPress File Upload RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 79421

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that allows arbitrary code execution.

Description

The Creative Contact Form Plugin for WordPress (previously known as Sexy Contact Form) installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to the failure to properly sanitize user-supplied files that are uploaded to the script '/includes/fileupload/UploadHandler.php'. By uploading a malicious file, a remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code under the privileges of the web server user.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79421

File Name: wordpress_creative_contact_form_file_upload.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/24/2014

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2014

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Wordpress Creative Contact Form Upload Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7969

BID: 70723

Detections

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