Post SMTP <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery

2022-09-05 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.7

Affected PluginPost SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App

Affected Version<= 2.1.6

CVSS6.6Medium

CVECVE-2022-2352

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Vulnerability Overview

The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery. This is due to improper authorization on some of the plugin's AJAX actions.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.7, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2352 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8cfcdc33-f5aa-4ca9-a2b6-30fcba174c85

CVSS Vector

6.6

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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