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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can use XML-RPC of WordPress Jetpack, in order to
escalate his privileges.
– Impacted products: WordPress Plugins
– Severity: 2/4
– Creation date: 14/04/2014
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Jetpack plugin can be installed on WordPress.
However, its XML-RPC service does not correctly restrict access.
An attacker can therefore use XML-RPC of WordPress Jetpack, in
order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-Jetpack-privilege-escalation-via-XML-RPC-14590
