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CVE-2014-4725

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 2.0
Published
July 27, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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/.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Up to and including 2.6.6
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 0.9
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 0.9.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 0.9.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 0.9.6
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.0
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.0.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 1.1.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.6
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.7
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.8
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.9
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.0.9.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.6
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.7
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.8
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.1.9
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.2.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.2.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.2.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.3.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.4.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.4.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.4.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.4.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.5
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.7
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.8
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.9
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.9.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.9.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.9.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.5.9.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6.1
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6.2
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6.3
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6.4
  • mailpoet mailpoet_newsletters — Version 2.6.5

References

  • arstechnica.com http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/
  • blog.sucuri.net http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html Exploit
  • blog.sucuri.net http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
  • blog.sucuri.net http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/ Patch
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record