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CVE-2023-7027

POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress <= 2.8.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via device

Published: Jan 3, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-79
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

Description

The POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘device’ header in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

WordPress Foundation
oss-project·US
POST SMTP Mailer
Web & CMS Plugins
saadiqbal
individual-devaka points management system for gamification, ranks, badges, and loyalty rewards program – mycred, post smtp – complete email deliverability and smtp solution with email logs, alerts, backup smtp & mobile app, advanced file manager – ultimate file manager for wordpress and document library solution
Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile AppMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
wpexperts
commercialaka post smtp, wp multi store locator, wpexperts wp plugins, mycred
post smtpOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176525/WordPress-POST-SMTP-Mailer-2.8.7-Authorization-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/includes/rest-api/v1/rest-api.php#L79
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/mobile.php#L219
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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