CVE-2025-22800

WordPress Post SMTP plugin <= 2.9.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
Wordfence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Post SMTP Post SMTP allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through 2.9.11.

The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the regenerate_qrcode() function in versions up to, and including, 2.9.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to generate QR codes.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-01-07 CVE Reserved
2025-01-07 CVE Published
2025-01-14 CVE Updated
2025-01-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-plugin-2-9-11-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Post Smtp Search vendor "Post Smtp"		Post Smtp Search vendor "Post Smtp" for product "Post Smtp"				>= 0.0.0 <= 2.9.11 Search vendor "Post Smtp" for product "Post Smtp" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.9.11"		en		Affected