FKIE_CVE-2023-5958

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-11-27 17:15 - Updated: 2025-06-04 15:05
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.7.1 does not escape email message content before displaying it in the backend, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform XSS attacks against highly privileged users.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22fa478d-e42e-488d-9b4b-a8720dec7ceeExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/22fa478d-e42e-488d-9b4b-a8720dec7ceeExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wpexperts post_smtp *
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  "id": "CVE-2023-5958",
  "lastModified": "2025-06-04T15:05:06.540",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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