CVE-2014-0173: automattic jetpack
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-0173 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in automattic jetpack. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.9.4.
Timeline
- 21-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 2.26% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
- CWE-285Improper AuthorizationThe product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Affected systems
Automattic1 product
- jetpack1.9 | 1.9.1 | 1.9.2 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5 | 2.4 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9.1 | 2.9.2 | 2.9.3
Wordpress1 product
- jetpack≤ 1.8 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 1.9, ≤ 1.9.3 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.0, ≤ 2.0.8 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.1, ≤ 2.1.3 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.2, ≤ 2.2.6 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.3, ≤ 2.3.6 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.4, ≤ 2.4.3 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.5, ≤ 2.5.1 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.6, ≤ 2.6.2 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.7, ≤ 2.7.1 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.8, ≤ 2.8.1 (fixed in 1.9.4) | ≥ 2.9, ≤ 2.9.2 (fixed in 1.9.4)
2 vendors · 2 products