RULE(RULE ID:330091)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2020-04-29
Rule Name: WordPress RevSlider File Upload and Execute Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9735)
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Rule Protection Details
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.
Impact: An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to have unspecified effect.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:71306
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/78
http://www.themepunch.com/products/old-revolution-slider-pre-4-2-vulnerabilty-explained/
https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://wordpress.org/