The ThemePunch Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 3.0.96 for WordPress and Showbiz Pro plugin 1.7.1 and earlier for Wordpress does
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.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 75.7% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
53
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 23 / 30 · 75.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| themepunch | showbiz pro | cpe:2.3:a:themepunch:showbiz_pro |
| themepunch | slider revolution | cpe:2.3:a:themepunch:slider_revolution |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- themepunch showbiz proup to 1.7.1 inclusive
- themepunch slider revolutionup to 3.0.95 inclusive
Same product
themepunch: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-9499The Showbiz Pro plugin through 1.7.1 for WordPress has PHP code execution by uploading a .php file within a ZIP archive.44Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2015-05-08 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/unix/webapp/wp_revslider_upload_executeWordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerabilityexploit | 2014-11-26 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2014-9735 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-216 d
- First PoC-53 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4110 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71306
- www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7954
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.