CVE-2014-0173

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0173
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-22 13:06:27 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Jetpack plugin before 1.9 before 1.9.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.2, 2.6.x before 2.6.3, 2.7.x before 2.7.2, 2.8.x before 2.8.2, and 2.9.x before 2.9.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the XML-RPC service, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and publish posts via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Automattic Jetpack 1.9 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 1.9.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 1.9.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.0 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.0.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.0.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.0.3 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.0.4 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.1.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.1.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2.3 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2.4 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.2.5 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3.3 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3.4 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.3.5 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.4 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.4.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.4.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.5 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.6 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.6.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.7 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.8 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.9 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.9.1 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.9.2 All All All
Application Automattic Jetpack 2.9.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA57729 - WordPress Jetpack Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Jetpack 2.9.3: Critical Security Update — Jetpack for WordPress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jetpack.me Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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