Privilege Escalation in WP Email Debug Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-5486

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Email Debug
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-5486?

The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to exploit the absence of a capability check in the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function. This flaw permits attackers to enable debugging features and redirect all outgoing emails to a controlled address. Furthermore, they can initiate a password reset process for administrator accounts, potentially granting the attacker unauthorized access to sensitive backend operations.

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Affected Version(s)

WP Email Debug 1.0 <= 1.1.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-email-debug...

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

Kenneth Dunn
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