CVE-2017-5942

WP Mail <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.2

Patched in

2740d

Time to patch

Description

An issue was discovered in the WP Mail plugin through version 1.1 for WordPress. The replyto parameter when composing a mail allows for a reflected XSS. This would allow you to execute JavaScript in the context of the user receiving the mail.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.2

PublishedJuly 23, 2016

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-mail

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08ded669-7e43-4da4-87e7-c7d75fa53d8b?source=api-prod

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