WP Helper Premium: A security weakness
WP Helper Premium 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
- WP Helper Premium
- Plugin slug
wp-helper-lite- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 10, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 10, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Helper Premium 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
The WP Helper Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'whp_smtp_send_mail_test' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails containing any content and originating from the vulnerable WordPress instance to any recipient. CVE-2025-24737 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N