POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress <= 2.8.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via device
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-7027 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-01-03 05:15:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 18:18:47 UTC |
| Description | The POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘device’ header in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Saadiqbal | Post SMTP Complete Email Deliverability And SMTP Solution With Email Logs Alerts Backup SMTP Mobile App | affected 2.8.7 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/mobile.php | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/includes/rest-api/v1/r... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e8911a3-ce0f-420c-bf2a-1c292... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| WordPress POST SMTP Mailer 2.8.7 Authorization Bypass / Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Sean Murphy (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
Legacy QID Mappings
- 731078 WordPress Plugin POST Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Authorization Bypass Vulnerability