What is CVE-2023-3179?

CVE-2023-3179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpexperts Post_smtp, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-3179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-3179 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Wpexperts Post_smtp

CVE-2023-3179

The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have proper CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in users with the manage_postman_smtp capability resend an email to an arbitrary address (…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wpexperts Post_smtp
Unknown Post Smtp Mailer — versions 2.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3179?: CVE-2023-3179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpexperts Post_smtp, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-3179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-3179 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.