WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2025-24000 Deferred

Post SMTP: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Post SMTP is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Post SMTP
Plugin slug
post-smtp
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 07, 2025
Weakness
CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

This CVE was published Aug 07, 2025 and is one of 27 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Post SMTP 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

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources