MailerPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Campaign HTML Content Field
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-8599 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-09 09:16:31 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-09 13:33:34 UTC |
| Description | The MailerPress – Email Marketing, Newsletter, Email Automation & WooCommerce Emails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Campaign HTML Content Field in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The public-facing campaign preview endpoint (/mp-email/{id}-slug/) is not affected by this vulnerability, as it applies a Content-Security-Policy header blocking all inline scripts; exploitation is limited to the admin dashboard preview. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.002520000 probability, percentile 0.162330000 (date 2026-06-15)
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 | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mailerpress | MailerPress Email Marketing Newsletter Email Automation WooCommerce Emails | affected 2.0.4 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.5/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.5/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Actions/Shortcodes/CampaignEmai... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/tags/2.0.3/src/Actions/Shortcodes/Campaig... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailerpress/trunk/src/Api/Campaigns.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c52cadb2-703f-4aad-85f2-aec1d... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| 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: Faizan Shaik (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-05-14T16:37:12.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-06-08T19:47:21.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.