CVE-2014-4725 describes an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the MailPoet Newsletters plugin (versions prior to 2.6.7) for WordPress. This critical flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a malicious theme file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry exist, indicating readily available exploit code, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.