# CVE-2014-4725: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted theme in the MailPoet Newsletters plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xgmx-rr3c-2xgc

## What is CVE-2014-4725?

CVE-2014-4725 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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/.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4725?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailpoet Mailpoet Newsletters.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4725 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4725 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MailPoet Newsletters <= Arbitrary File Upload (exploiter) (github_poc): https://github.com/AnotherSec/CVE-2014-4725
- Wordpress MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) Unauthenticated File Upload (metasploit)
- WordPress Plugin MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.8 - 'wysija-newsletters' Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-4726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4726/): Unspecified vulnerability in the MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.8 for WordPress has unspecified impact and attack vectors. (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-3907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3907/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2018-20853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20853/): An issue was discovered in the MailPoet Newsletters (aka wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.8.2 for WordPress. (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4725 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4725 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-4725 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4725/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4725/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4725
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4725
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4725

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4725/
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