Jetpack < 2.9.3 - Security Bypass

5.3
Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2014-0173
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 26, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jetpack (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 1.9.4, 2.0.9, 2.1.4, 2.2.7, 2.3.7, 2.4.4, 2.5.2, 2.6.3, 2.7.2, 2.8.2, 2.9.3
Affected Versions
  • <= 1.8
  • 1.9 - 1.9.3
  • 2.0 - 2.0.8
  • 2.1 - 2.1.3
Expand to see 8 more affected version ranges.
  • 2.2 - 2.2.6
  • 2.3 - 2.3.6
  • 2.4 - 2.4.3
  • 2.5 - 2.5.1
  • 2.6 - 2.6.2
  • 2.7 - 2.7.1
  • 2.8 - 2.8.1
  • 2.9 - 2.9.2
Patched Versions
  • 1.9.4
  • 2.0.9
  • 2.1.4
  • 2.2.7
Expand to see 7 more patched versions.
  • 2.3.7
  • 2.4.4
  • 2.5.2
  • 2.6.3
  • 2.7.2
  • 2.8.2
  • 2.9.3

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