CVE-2014-4725
What it is
The MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a crafted theme using wp-admin/admin-post.php and accessing the theme in wp-content/uploads/wysija/themes/mailp/.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 60.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 60.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 60.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mailpoet Newsletters ≤ 2.6.6
- Mailpoet Newsletters 0.9
- Mailpoet Newsletters 0.9.1
- Mailpoet Newsletters 0.9.2
- Mailpoet Newsletters 0.9.6
- Mailpoet Newsletters 1.0
- Mailpoet Newsletters 1.0.1
- Mailpoet Newsletters 1.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-4725.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-4725. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/