Description
WordPress Plugin Easy WP SMTP is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently reset the admin password and take over the website by using the debug log. WordPress Plugin Easy WP SMTP version 1.4.2 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 1.4.4 or latest
References
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/
https://www.webarxsecurity.com/easy-wp-smtp-critical-vulnerability/
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-wp-smtp/trunk/readme.txt
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