CVE-2022-45833

WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

Vulnerabilidad de Path Traversal autorizada en el complemento Easy WP SMTP en versiones <= 1.5.1 en WordPress.

The Easy WP SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.5.1 possibly via the 'admin_init' function (as part of the SMTP import/export functionality). This allows administrator-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

*Credits: Tomasz Staszyszyn (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-11-23 CVE Reserved
2022-11-30 CVE Published
2024-06-28 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

CAPEC-126: Path Traversal

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-wp-smtp/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-1-5-1-auth-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wp-ecommerce Search vendor "Wp-ecommerce"		Easy Wp Smtp Search vendor "Wp-ecommerce" for product "Easy Wp Smtp"				<= 1.5.1 Search vendor "Wp-ecommerce" for product "Easy Wp Smtp" and version " <= 1.5.1"		wordpress		Affected