The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020.
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
- Published
- Dec 13, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 64.6% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-532
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Report tools
Action score
49
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 19 / 30 · 64.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| wp-ecommerce | easy wp smtp | cpe:2.3:a:wp-ecommerce:easy_wp_smtp |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- wp-ecommerce easy wp smtpbefore 1.4.4
Same product
wp-ecommerce: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-25141Easy WP SMTP <= 1.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update40Plan
- CVE-2022-42699WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)35Monitor
- CVE-2022-45829WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion32Monitor
- CVE-2022-3334Easy WP SMTP < 1.5.0 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection28Monitor
- CVE-2022-45833WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal26Monitor
- CVE-2017-7723XSS exists in Easy WP SMTP (before 1.2.5), a WordPress Plugin, via the e-mail subject or body.24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_easy_wp_smtpWordPress Easy WP SMTP Password Resetauxiliary | 2020-12-06 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2020-35234 | — |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template wp-easy-wp-smtp-log-exposure | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-8 d
- Published
- TodaySep 29, 2026+2116 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.