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CVE-2014-125104

A vulnerability was found in VaultPress Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function protect_aioseo_ajax of the file class.vaultpress-hotfixes.php of the component MailPoet Plugin. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.6.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named e3b92b14edca6291c5f998d54c90cbe98a1fb0e3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230263.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from automattic organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-06-01T13:15:10.087

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:03:48.863

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-434

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	automattic	vaultpress	< 1.6.1	Yes

References

https://github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/commit/e3b92b14edca6291c5f998d54c90cbe98a1fb0e3 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/releases/tag/1.6.1 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230263 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.230263 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/commit/e3b92b14edca6291c5f998d54c90cbe98a1fb0e3 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/wp-plugins/vaultpress/releases/tag/1.6.1 Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230263 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.230263 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.