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CVE-2014-4725: 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-ad

high Affects wysija-newsletters (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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-ad

Package
wysija-newsletters (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=2.6.6 or =0.9 or =0.9.1 or =0.9.2 or =0.9.6 or =1.0 or =1.0.1 or =1.1 or =1.1.1 or =1.1.2 or =1.1.3 or =1.1.4 or =1.1.5 or =2.0 or =2.0.1 or =2.0.2 or =2.0.3 or =2.0.4 or =2.0.5 or =2.0.6 or =2.0.7 or =2.0.8 or =2.0.9 or =2.0.9.5 or =2.1 or =2.1.1 or =2.1.2 or =2.1.3 or =2.1.4 or =2.1.5 or =2.1.6 or =2.1.7 or =2.1.8 or =2.1.9 or =2.2 or =2.2.1 or =2.2.2 or =2.2.3 or =2.3 or =2.3.1 or =2.3.2 or =2.3.3 or =2.3.4 or =2.3.5 or =2.4 or =2.4.1 or =2.4.2 or =2.4.3 or =2.4.4 or =2.5 or =2.5.1 or =2.5.2 or =2.5.3 or =2.5.4 or =2.5.5 or =2.5.7 or =2.5.8 or =2.5.9 or =2.5.9.1 or =2.5.9.2 or =2.5.9.3 or =2.5.9.4 or =2.6 or =2.6.1 or =2.6.2 or =2.6.3 or =2.6.4 or =2.6.5
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 61% (99.1th percentile)
Published
2014-07-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-287
NVD recordwysija-newsletters (WordPress plugin) advisories

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