Auth bypass in Dr Scythe Wp Email Debug
CVE-2025-5486
The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable debugging and send all emails to an attacker controlled address and then trigger a password reset for an administrator to gain access to an administrator account.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Dr_scythe Wp Email Debug — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5486?
- CVE-2025-5486 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dr Scythe Wp Email Debug, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5486?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.