CVE-2023-0219 (GCVE-0-2023-0219)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-13 16:03 – Updated: 2025-02-27 15:46
VLAI
Title
FluentSMTP < 2.2.3 - Stored XSS via Email Logs
Summary
The FluentSMTP WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not sanitize or escape email content, making it vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) when an administrator views the email logs. This exploit requires other plugins to enable users to send emails with unfiltered HTML.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/71662b72-311c-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown FluentSMTP Affected: 0 , < 2.2.3 (custom)
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Credits
Vaibhav Rajput WPScan
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