CVE-2014-8802 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.4% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Pie Register plugin before 2.0.14 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to certain functions in pie-register.php, which allows remote attackers to (1) add a user by uploading a crafted CSV file or (2) activate a user account via a verifyit action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.36% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| genetechsolutions | pie register |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Pie Register 2.0.13 - Privilege Escalation | 2015-01-16 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62351
- http://security.szurek.pl/pie-register-2013-privilege-escalation.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pie-register/changelog/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62351
- http://security.szurek.pl/pie-register-2013-privilege-escalation.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pie-register/changelog/
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