XSS in Smtp Mailing Queue Project
CVE-2023-1090
The SMTP Mailing Queue WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Smtp_mailing_queue_project Smtp_mailing_queue
- Unknown Smtp Mailing Queue — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1090?
- CVE-2023-1090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smtp Mailing Queue Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1090?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1090 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.