WordPress up to 3.7.1/3.8.1 Plupload publish_post access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress up to 3.7.1/3.8.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Plupload. Executing a manipulation of the argument publish_post can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-0165. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 3.7.1/3.8.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Plupload. The manipulation of the argument publish_post with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to publish posts by leveraging the Contributor role, related to wp-admin/includes/post.php and wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php.

The weakness was presented 04/08/2014 by Szymon Gruszecki (edik) as WordPress 3.8.2 Security Release as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0165 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73471 (WordPress < 3.7.2 / 3.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12914 (WordPress Versions Prior to 3.7.2 and 3.8.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.7.2, 3.8.2 or 3.9rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wordpress.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92514), Tenable (73471), SecurityFocus (BID 66765†), Secunia (SA57769†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44159†). Additional details are provided at codex.wordpress.org. See VDB-12867 and VDB-12866 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 73471
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.7.2 / 3.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 867733
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wordpress FEDORA-2014-5028
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.7.2/3.8.2/3.9rc1

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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: WordPress 3.8.2 Security Release
Researcher: Szymon Gruszecki (edik)
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CVE: CVE-2014-0165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12868

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X-Force: 92514
SecurityFocus: 66765 - WordPress Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 57769 - WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44159 - WordPress Before 3.8.2 and 3.7.2 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 04/11/2014 09:55
Updated: 05/10/2026 05:04
Changes: 04/11/2014 09:55 (86), 05/25/2017 19:10 (5), 06/16/2021 19:48 (3), 05/10/2026 05:04 (15)
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