POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.8.6 on WordPress sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.8.6 on WordPress and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-6620. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in POST SMTP Mailer Plugin up to 2.8.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not properly sanitise and escape several parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

The weakness was presented 01/15/2024 by Alex Sanford. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-6620 since 12/08/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.8.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: POST SMTP Mailer Plugin 2.8.7

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12/08/2023 🔍
01/15/2024 +38 days 🔍
01/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/04/2025 +506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Alex Sanford
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250743

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2024 16:46
Updated: 06/04/2025 17:45
Changes: 01/15/2024 16:46 (41), 02/03/2024 13:17 (11), 06/04/2025 17:45 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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