CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-3082

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.44%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via email contents in versions up to and including 2.5.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts on pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to user data theft or session hijacking. Organizations should be aware of the security risks associated with user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Post SMTP plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, conducting a security audit of the application is advisable to identify other potential threats.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via email contents in versions up to, and including, 2.5.7 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS