CVE-2023-3178
CVSS Score of 10 (low)
Details
Summary
The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-3178, affects the POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin versions before 2.5.7. It is related to a lack of proper Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) checks in certain AJAX actions, which could enable attackers to execute CSRF attacks and manipulate arbitrary logs, leading to potential unauthorized deletion of logs by logged-in users with the manage_postman_smtp capability. The vulnerability has a base severity rating of 'MEDIUM' and a CVSS score of 4.3. To remediate this vulnerability, users are advised to update their plugin to version 2.5.7 or later. Organizations using the affected versions of the plugin should be aware of the potential danger it poses in terms of unauthorized log manipulation and take necessary remedial actions promptly.
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