WordPress Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture <= 3.10 - Information Exposure via wp_email_capture_options_process

2023-03-15 00:00

Nguyen Anh Tien

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.11

Affected PluginEmail Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture

Affected Version<= 3.10

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-28421

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Vulnerability Overview

The WordPress Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 3.10 via the wp_email_capture_options_process function hooked via admin_init. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user emails.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28421 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4570948-1625-44b3-8af6-73765d9710ee

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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