Post Smtp
CVE-2022-2352
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.7 does not have proper authorisation in some AJAX actions, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform blind SSRF on. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.7 does not have proper authorisation in some AJAX actions, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform blind SSRF on multisite installations for example. Affected products include: Wpexperts Post Smtp. Version information: before 2.1.7.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.7 does not have proper authorisation in some AJAX actions, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform blind SSRF on multisite installations for example.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
The POST SMTP Mailer - Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress i
The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have proper CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could al
The POST SMTP Mailer - Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress i
The POST SMTP WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not sanitise and escape the msg parameter before outputting it back in
The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.7.1 does not escape email message content before displaying it in the bac
The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not escape some of its settings before outputting them
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SM
The POST SMTP - The #1 WordPress SMTP Plugin with Advanced Email Logging and Delivery Failure Notifications plugin for W
The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via email contents in versions up to, an
The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the from and subject parameter in al
Reflected or stored cross-site scripting in the Post SMTP WordPress plugin (versions 3.6.2 and earlier) allows unauthent
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Post SMTP POST SMT
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