Information disclosure in Wp-Ecommerce Easy Wp Smtp
CVE-2020-35234
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.604 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.646 · newest: 0.604 · change: -0.042
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ (Product, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35234?
- CVE-2020-35234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wp-Ecommerce Easy Wp Smtp, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35234?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35234 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.