# CVE-2014-9735: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can upload and execute arbitrary files or modify sliders due to missing authorization checks in Slider Revolution and Showbiz Pro plugins.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86x3-cgp4-637q

## What is CVE-2014-9735?

CVE-2014-9735 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9735?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Themepunch Showbiz Pro, Themepunch Slider Revolution.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9735?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9735 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9735 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-9735 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerability (metasploit)
- WordPress Plugin RevSlider 3.0.95 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- WordPress RevSlider - Remote Code Execution via File Upload (nuclei): http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-9735.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-9499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9499/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9735 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9735 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-9735 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9735/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9735/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9735
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9735
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9735

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9735/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.