Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log: Cross-site scripting
Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log
- Plugin slug
post-smtp- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 16, 2022
This CVE was published Sep 16, 2022 and is one of 29 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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
The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not escape some of its settings before outputting them in the admins dashboard, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N