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CVE-2014-0173


The 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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0173 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from automattic organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-04-22T13:06:27.023

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application automattic jetpack 1.9 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 1.9.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 1.9.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.0 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.0.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.0.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.0.3 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.0.4 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.1.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.1.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2.3 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2.4 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.2.5 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3.3 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3.4 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.3.5 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.4 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.4.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.4.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.5 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.6 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.6.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.7 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.8 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.9 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.9.1 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.9.2 Yes
Application automattic jetpack 2.9.3 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For automattic's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.