Email Subscribers & Newsletters: A security weakness
Email Subscribers & Newsletters is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Email Subscribers & Newsletters
- Plugin slug
email-subscribers-&-newsletters- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 10, 2020
This CVE was published Sep 10, 2020 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Email Subscribers & Newsletters to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Icegram Email Subscribers & Newsletters Plugin for WordPress prior to version 4.5.6 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct unauthenticated email forgery/spoofing.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N