CVE-2023-3082 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpexperts	Post Smtp Mailer

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:post_smtp_mailer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-07-12T04:38:45.662Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:40:54.881Z

Reserved: 2023-06-03T03:15:56.101Z

Link: CVE-2023-3082

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:41:04.212Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-12T05:15:09.677

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:16:24.297

Link: CVE-2023-3082

Redhat

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-3082", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence", "dateReserved": "2023-06-03T03:15:56.101Z", "datePublished": "2023-07-12T04:38:45.662Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:40:54.881Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-07-12T04:38:45.662Z"}, "affected": [{"vendor": "wpexpertsio", "product": "POST SMTP Mailer \u2013 Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress", "versions": [{"version": "*", "status": "affected", "lessThanOrEqual": "2.5.7", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Alex Thomas"}], "timeline": [{"time": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Discovered"}, {"time": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"time": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Disclosed"}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T06:41:04.212Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-02-05T18:38:23.734298Z", "id": "CVE-2023-3082", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:40:54.881Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T06:41:04.212Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-3082", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-02-05T18:38:23.734298Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T18:38:25.086Z"}}], "cna": {"credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Alex Thomas"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "wpexpertsio", "product": "POST SMTP Mailer \u2013 Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "*", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "2.5.7"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2023-06-02T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Discovered"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-06-05T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Disclosed"}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-07-12T04:38:45.662Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-3082", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:40:54.881Z", "dateReserved": "2023-06-03T03:15:56.101Z", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "datePublished": "2023-07-12T04:38:45.662Z", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:post_smtp_mailer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "BECABCB4-7E6C-41BC-8291-5B7B2823CE01", "versionEndExcluding": "2.5.8", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "id": "CVE-2023-3082", "lastModified": "2024-11-21T08:16:24.297", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "security@wordfence.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2023-07-12T05:15:09.677", "references": [{"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp"}, {"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2935537/post-smtp"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ecd0fa6-4fdb-4780-9560-0bb126800685?source=cve"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified"}