CVE-2014-4725
The MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.7 for WordPress allows remote...
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/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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/.
- Record
CVE-2014-4725- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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/.
- Record
CVE-2014-4725- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4644 No score
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/.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4644- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgmx-rr3c-2xgc No score
The MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.7 for WordPress allows remote...
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/.
- Record
GHSA-xgmx-rr3c-2xgc- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.8 - 'wysija-newsletters' Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) | 2014-07-07 |
| Metasploit | Wordpress MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) Unauthenticated File Upload | 2014-07-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | AnotherSec/CVE-2014-4725 | 2025-08-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-4725 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mailpoet Newsletters, published July 27, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/changelog
blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/malware-infection-breaking-wordpress-sites.html
arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mass-exploit-of-wordpress-plugin-backdoors-sites-running-joomla-magento-too
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/7
blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/mailpoet-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-breaking-thousands-of-wordpress-sites.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4725
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgmx-rr3c-2xgc