Optional Email
optional-email · plugin
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1 known vulnerabilities
1 critical · 1 exploitable without logging in · latest Jan 7, 2026
Closed on wordpress.org
Removed from the directory on Jan 2, 2026 · reason: security issue. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Critical 9.8
CVE-2025-15018unauthenticated≤ 1.3.11
Optional Email <= 1.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Account Takeover
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).