Description
WordPress Plugin MailPoet Newsletters (Previous) is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and run it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin MailPoet Newsletters (Previous) version 2.6.7 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 2.6.8 or latest
References
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33991/
http://www.mailpoet.com/security-update-part-2/
https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/07/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-on-mailpoet-wysija-newsletters.html
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