Vulnerability · Published Nov 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5958POST SMTP Mailer < 2.7.1 - Unauthenticated Cross-site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in POST SMTP Mailer from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.7.1 does not escape email message content before displaying it in the backend, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform XSS attacks against highly privileged users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | POST SMTP Mailer | 0 – before 2.7.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22fa478d-e42e-488d-9b4b-a8720dec7cee exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description