CVE-2014-9735
The ThemePunch Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 3.0.96 for WordPress and Showbiz Pro...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-9735- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-9735- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9541 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9541- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86x3-cgp4-637q No score
The ThemePunch Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 3.0.96 for WordPress and Showbiz Pro...
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.
- Record
GHSA-86x3-cgp4-637q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin RevSlider 3.0.95 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-05-08 |
| Metasploit | WordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerability | 2014-11-26 |
| Nuclei | WordPress RevSlider - Remote Code Execution via File Upload |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9735 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Themepunch Showbiz Pro, published June 30, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
securityfocus.com/bid/71306
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
whatisgon.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/another-revslider-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9735
github.com/advisories/GHSA-86x3-cgp4-637q