CVE-2014-4725

Public Exploit

Description

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/.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.52% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/ patch
http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7 mailing list
http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4725?
CVE-2014-4725 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4725?
To fix CVE-2014-4725, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4725 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4725 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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