Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Tribulant Slideshow Gallery plugin before 1.4.7 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP file, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery/.
CVE-2014-5460
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.5 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 70.9% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 71%
- Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
A fix is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but no release containing it is confirmed — find the release that contains it; until it is applied, mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation).
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.5MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.5MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 62EG Risk 62/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation71% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation. - EPSS PROB
- 71%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
September 11, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128069/WordPress-Slideshow-Gallery-1.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/60074
- cve@mitrehttp://whitexploit.blogspot.mx/2014/08/wordpress-slideshow-gallery-146-shell.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34514
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34681
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533281/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95676
- cve@mitrehttps://wordpress.org/plugins/slideshow-gallery/changelog
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128069/WordPress-Slideshow-Gallery-1.4.6-Shell-Upload.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/60074
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://whitexploit.blogspot.mx/2014/08/wordpress-slideshow-gallery-146-shell.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34514
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34681
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533281/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95676
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-34681✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 16, 2014
WordPress Plugin Slideshow Gallery 1.4.6 - Arbitrary File Upload
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/wp_slideshowgallery_upload✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 28, 2014
Wordpress SlideShow Gallery Authenticated File Upload
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCF-0x57/CVE-2014-5460First seen Jan 17, 2023
CVE-2014-5460
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-34514First seen Sep 1, 2014
WordPress Plugin Slideshow Gallery 1.4.6 - Arbitrary File Upload
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