CVE-2025-6993 (GCVE-0-2025-6993)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-16 09:22 – Updated: 2025-07-16 14:40
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Summary
The Ultimate WP Mail plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the get_email_log_details() AJAX handler in versions 1.0.17 to 1.3.6. The handler reads the client-supplied post_id and retrieves the corresponding email log post content (including the password-reset link), relying only on the ‘edit_posts’ capability without restricting to administrators or validating ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to harvest an admin’s reset link and elevate their privileges to administrator.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rustaurius Ultimate WP Mail Affected: 1.0.17 , ≤ 1.3.6 (semver)
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Credits
Kenneth Dunn
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