Auth bypass in Smub Easy Wp Smtp – WordPress And Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom Smtp, More
CVE-2019-25141
The Easy WP SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.3.9. This is due to missing capability checks on the admin_init() function, in addition to insufficient input validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugins settings and arbitrary options on the site that can be used to inject new administrative user accounts.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/84b75f7d-7258-46f6-aee6-b96d7… (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
- blog.nintechnet.com/critical-0day-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-easy-wp-smtp… (Exploit)
- wordpress.org/support/topic/vulnerability-26/ (Exploit, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25141?
- CVE-2019-25141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Smub Easy Wp Smtp – WordPress And Email Logs: Gmail, Office 365, Outlook, Custom Smtp, More, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25141?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-25141 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.