WordPress plugin
VaultPress <=1.9 — Remote Code Execution
f71f2096-e4c9-406a-a4e5-0006b380fbaaPublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.9Update to 1.9.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Jetpack VaultPress vaultpress
- Affected≤ 1.9
- Patched in1.9.1
Update to 1.9.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.9. Version 1.9.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Jetpack VaultPress.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.9.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Jetpack VaultPress to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Slavco Mihajloski.
The VaultPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.9 via the openssl_verify function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Jetpack VaultPress
All 2| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.1 | Remote Code Execution ≤1.8.6Update to 1.8.7 | — |
- High8.1Remote Code Execution
≤1.8.6Update to 1.8.7
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.