CVE-2014-4725

7.5 · HIGH

Published Jul 27, 2014 mailpoet CWE-287 EPSS 59.68% (99th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-4725 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters. It was published on July 27, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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/.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mailpoet. Update mailpoet_newsletters to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
mailpoet	mailpoet_newsletters	0	Affected

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4725?

CVE-2014-4725 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters. It was published on July 27, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-4725?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-4725?

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