Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2019-25141

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Easy WP Smtp – WordPress Smtp And Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom Smtp, And More
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

What is CVE-2019-25141?

The Easy WP SMTP plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization due to missing capability checks within the admin_init() function. This oversight can lead to inadequate input validation, enabling these attackers to alter the plugin’s settings and inject unauthorized administrative user accounts, compromising the security of the entire site.

Affected Version(s)

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 0 < 1.3.9.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2F...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-0day-vulnerability-f...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.