CVE-2014-10021
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in UploadHandler.php in the WP Symposium plugin 14.11 for WordPress allows remote attackers to…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 59.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in UploadHandler.php in the WP Symposium plugin 14.11 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 in server/php/.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Metasploit modules1 module
- WordPress WP Symposium 14.11 Shell Upload (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/wp_symposium_shell_uploadRank excellentdisclosed 11 Dec 2014
Exploit-DB2 entries
- WordPress Plugin WP Symposium 14.11 - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35778remote, phppublished 13 Jan 2015Verified
- WordPress Plugin WP Symposium 14.11 - Arbitrary File Upload (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35543webapps, phppublished 15 Dec 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 35543 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 59.0% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References2
- 35543 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 71686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-1093 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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