Arbitrary file upload in Automattic Vaultpress
CVE-2014-125104
A vulnerability was found in VaultPress Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function protect_aioseo_ajax of the file class.vaultpress-hotfixes.php of the component MailPoet Plugin. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.6.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named e3b92b14edca6291c5f998d54c90cbe98a1fb0e3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230263.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Automattic Vaultpress
- Vaultpress Plugin — versions 1.0, 1.3, 1.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/commit/e3b92b14edca6291c5f998d54c90cbe98a1fb0e3 (Patch, patch)
- github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/releases/tag/1.6.1 (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-125104?
- CVE-2014-125104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Vaultpress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2014-125104?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.