VDB-311536 · CVE-2025-28974 · EUVD-2025-17173

mail250 Free WP Mail SMTP Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in mail250 Free WP Mail SMTP Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-28974. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in mail250 Free WP Mail SMTP Plugin up to 1.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mail250 Free WP Mail SMTP allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Free WP Mail SMTP: from n/a through 1.0.

The weakness was released by Nguyen Xuan Chien. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-28974 since 03/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17173). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

mail250

Name

Free WP Mail SMTP Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/11/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Nguyen Xuan Chien
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-28974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-28974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311536
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 15:48
Updated: 06/06/2025 19:38
Changes: 06/06/2025 15:48 (64), 06/06/2025 19:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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