Vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack
CVE-2014-0173
The Jetpack plugin before 1.9 before 1.9.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, 2.6.x before 2.6.3, 2.7.x before 2.7.2, 2.8.x before 2.8.2, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the XML-RPC service, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and publish posts via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Automattic Jetpack — versions 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jetpack.me/2014/04/10/jetpack-security-update/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66789 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92560 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/57729 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0173?
- CVE-2014-0173 is a vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-04-22.
- Is CVE-2014-0173 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.