WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

BID:68310

Info

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 68310
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-4725
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 01 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 09 2014 12:05AM
Credit: Sucuri
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

The MailPoet Newsletters plugin for WordPress is prone to a remote file-upload vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to upload arbitrary files to the affected computer; this can result in arbitrary code execution within the context of the vulnerable application.

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin prior to 2.6.7 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following metasploit module is available:

Solution / Fix

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin Remote File Upload Vulnerability

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