Auth bypass in Mailpoet Newsletters
CVE-2014-4725
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/.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.607 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.599 · newest: 0.607 · change: +0.007
Affected products
- Mailpoet Newsletters — versions 0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/ (Patch)
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-new…
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
- arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sit…
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7 (mailing-list)
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-t… (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4725?
- CVE-2014-4725 is a vulnerability in Mailpoet Newsletters, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2014-07-27.
- Is CVE-2014-4725 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.