CVE-2023-3178

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 delete arbitrary logs via a CSRF attack.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/	Exploit Product Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/	Exploit Product Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:post_smtp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/ - Exploit, Product, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/ - Exploit, Product, Third Party Advisory

22 Jan 2024, 19:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/ -~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5341cb5d-d204-49e1-b013-f8959461995f/ - Exploit, Product, Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.3
CWE		CWE-352
First Time		Wpexperts Wpexperts post Smtp
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:post_smtp::::::wordpress::*

16 Jan 2024, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-06-02 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-3178

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3178

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3178

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpexperts

post_smtp

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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