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WP Mailster EUVDEUVD-2026-104325

| CVE-2026-111829 MEDIUM
PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98)
2026-10-19 Patchstack GHSA-jr4g-qw53-whmx
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged WordPress user
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted path parameter to WP Mailster endpoint
  3. Execution
    Trigger PHP local file inclusion
  4. Impact
    Disclose sensitive local files (e.g., wp-config.php)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File inclusion prevention, allowlisting
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Command and Control

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress session (CVSS PR:L) on a site running WP Mailster version 1.9.1.0 or earlier; the attacker must reach a plugin feature that passes attacker-controlled input into a PHP include/require path. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and the attack is network-reachable (AV:N). Limiting factors: the requirement for valid credentials/a registered account significantly narrows the attacker population compared to an unauthenticated flaw, and impact is confined to local file disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N) - there is no direct code-execution, data-modification, or denial-of-service capability per the stated vector. The exact privilege level and whether the vulnerable endpoint is reachable by low-tier roles (e.g., subscriber) should be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority vulnerability that should be patched promptly but does not rise to emergency status. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation that requires at least low-level authentication (PR:L) and yields high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability impact - consistent with a Local File Inclusion / information-disclosure bug (CWE-98) rather than remote code execution. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was supplied in the input, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or widespread automated attacks; exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The main signals are internally consistent: a network-facing but authenticated flaw in a WordPress plugin, which Patchstack (the reporting source) typically classifies as requiring a logged-in user (e.g., subscriber/author-level). The one point to verify is the exact privilege level WP Mailster requires, since PR:L only tells us authentication is needed, not the specific role. In short: a genuine but contained confidentiality issue - prioritize for routine patching, not incident response, absent new exploitation signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated WordPress user (per CVSS PR:L) sends a crafted request to a WP Mailster plugin endpoint that improperly handles a filename/path parameter used in a PHP include/require statement, causing the server to include a local file. The attacker reads sensitive server-side files such as wp-config.php (database credentials, auth salts) or other configuration/log files, enabling further compromise. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, and no user interaction is required (UI:N).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026

Local file inclusion in the WordPress plugin WP Mailster through version 1.9.1.0 lets an authenticated user who can reach a vulnerable plugin endpoint steer a PHP include/require path toward files on the host, disclosing their contents to the attacker. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, score 6.5) means a valid WordPress session is required and the outcome is confidential-data exposure rather than code execution, data tampering, or denial of service. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, so this is a moderate-priority patch-promptly item rather than an emergency; the practical risk scales with how low-privileged a role can reach the affected feature, which should be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, so there is no fixed version to cite; track the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-mailster/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-mailster-plugin-1-9-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for the release announcement and upgrade as soon as a version above 1.9.1.0 is published. Until then, the most effective compensating control is to deactivate and, if it is not business-critical, remove the WP Mailster plugin - the trade-off is loss of mailing-list functionality until a fix ships. If the plugin must stay live, tighten the population that can reach it: audit WordPress roles and remove or downgrade accounts that do not need the plugin's features, since PR:L is the main barrier to exploitation, and add a WAF or reverse-proxy rule that rejects requests carrying path-traversal patterns (../, encoded variants, absolute paths) toward the plugin's endpoints - bearing in mind that generic traversal signatures miss obfuscated payloads and may produce false positives on legitimate admin traffic. Also review file permissions so that wp-config.php, logs, and backup archives are not world-readable by the PHP user, which reduces what a successful include can disclose, and monitor for unexpected read attempts against sensitive paths in web-server logs as a detection backstop.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Mailster 0 ≤1.9.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd wp_mailster no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-98 covers PHP programs that build an include or require statement from an attacker-influenced filename without adequate validation. In this WordPress plugin, an input value that reaches the include path is not constrained to an expected plugin-relative file, so traversal sequences or absolute paths can redirect the statement to arbitrary local files. Although the CWE title references remote file inclusion, the effective primitive here is local file inclusion: modern PHP deployments normally set allow_url_include=Off, so remote URLs cannot be included, and the assessment accordingly scores confidentiality gain (C:H) only, with no integrity or availability effect. Reachability is the key constraint - the vector requires PR:L, i.e. a registered WordPress account capable of triggering the vulnerable plugin feature, and UI:N means no victim interaction is needed. Where a site stores sensitive material in readable local files (for example wp-config.php with database credentials, or log and backup files), LFI can turn into a credential-disclosure stepping stone even though the CVE's direct impact is read-only. CPE coverage is cpe:2.3:a:wp_mailster:wp_mailster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, matching the plugin's WordPress.org distribution rather than a self-hosted application stack.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable plugin endpoint (AV:N/AC:L) requiring an authenticated WordPress user (PR:L); local file inclusion discloses sensitive files (C:H) without modifying data or affecting availability (I:N/A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in WP Mailster WP Mailster wp-mailster allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Mailster: from n/a through 1.9.1.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress newsletter/mail plugin, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Local File Inclusion vulnerabilities occur when an application accepts user-controlled input to specify which file should be loaded or executed, typically through functions like PHP's `include()`, `require()`, or `fopen()`.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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