CVE-2014-4725 in the critical feed json
The MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execut…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-4644
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 60.7%
- EPSS 60.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
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/.
Patch / fix
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Check with FencerTimeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/wp_wysija_newsletters_upload)
- Published
Exploit prediction
60.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/wp_wysija_newsletters_upload Wordpress MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) Unauthenticated File Upload metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2014-07-01
- EDB-33991 WordPress Plugin MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.8 - 'wysija-newsletters' Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2014-07-07
- blog.sucuri.net http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/
patch
-
blog.sucuri.net
/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html
exploit
- blog.sucuri.net /2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
- blog.sucuri.net /2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
- arstechnica.com /security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-4725
- NVD CVE-2014-4725
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