# CVE-2014-8802: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can add or activate user accounts in the Pie Register WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h4h-9mrm-w826

## What is CVE-2014-8802?

CVE-2014-8802 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Pie Register plugin before 2.0.14 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to certain functions in pie-register.php, which allows remote attackers to (1) add a user by uploading a crafted CSV file or (2) activate a user account via a verifyit action.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8802?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Genetechsolutions Pie Register.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Pie Register 2.0.13 - Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-27957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27957/): WordPress Pie Register plugin <= 3.8.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-24731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24731/): Pie Register < 3.7.1.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15659/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10969/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24647/): Pie Register < 3.7.1.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Login (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8802 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-8802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8802

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