How severe is CVE-2018-20853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-20853 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Mailpoet Mailpoet_newsletters

CVE-2018-20853

An issue was discovered in the MailPoet Newsletters (aka wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.8.2 for WordPress. The plugin is vulnerable to SPAM attacks.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mailpoet Mailpoet_newsletters
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20853?: CVE-2018-20853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mailpoet Mailpoet_newsletters. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-20853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20853 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.