CVE-2022-2371

YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail <= 2.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
6.4
CVSS Score
6.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.2.1
Patched in
554d
Time to patch

Description

The YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'settings[fromName]' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.2.1
PublishedJuly 18, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginyaysmtp

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