Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026No known patch
CVE-2014-4725
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Author Request), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
CVE-2014-4725
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/.
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Affected products
70cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 68 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.9.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.9.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.9.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6:beta:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:2.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mailpoet:mailpoet_newsletters:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <=2.6.6
- Range: <2.6.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog/nvdPatch
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.htmlnvdExploit
- arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too/nvd
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.htmlnvd
- blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7nvd
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