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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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2020-35234 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass