Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-3179POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Account Takeover via CSRF
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery in POST SMTP Mailer from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have proper CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in users with the manage_postman_smtp capability resend an email to an arbitrary address (for example a password reset email could be resent to an attacker controlled email, and allow them to take over an account).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | POST SMTP Mailer | 2.5.0 – before 2.5.7 |
Weakness: CWE-352
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/542caa40-b199-4397-90bb-4fdb693ebb24 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description