POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.5.6 on WordPress manage_postman_smtp cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.5.6 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function manage_postman_smtp. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-3179. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.5.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected is the function manage_postman_smtp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have proper CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in users with the manage_postman_smtp capability resend an email to an arbitrary address (for example a password reset email could be resent to an attacker controlled email, and allow them to take over an account).

The weakness was published 07/17/2023. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-3179 since 06/09/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.5.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: POST SMTP Mailer Plugin 2.5.7

Timelineinfo

06/09/2023 🔍
07/17/2023 +38 days 🔍
07/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2023 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234270

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2023 17:11
Updated: 08/06/2023 14:26
Changes: 07/17/2023 17:11 (41), 08/06/2023 14:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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