CVE-2014-4663
TimThumb 2.8.13 and WordThumb 1.07, when Webshot (aka Webshots) is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 9.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
TimThumb 2.8.13 and WordThumb 1.07, when Webshot (aka Webshots) is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the src parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Multiple WordPress Plugins (TimThumb 2.8.13 / WordThumb 1.07) - 'WebShot' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33851webapps, phppublished 24 Jun 2014Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 33851 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By mitre
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
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 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.8% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- [oss-security] 20140627 Re: CVE request: timthumb remote code execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20140701 Re: Wordpress TimThumb 2.8.13 WebShot Remote Code Execution (0-day) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140624 Wordpress TimThumb 2.8.13 WebShot Remote Code Execution (0-day) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/issues/detail?id=485 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59558 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127192/TimThumb-2.8.13-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/source/detail?r=219 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33851 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_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-2014-4585 (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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