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CVE-2017-5942

An issue was discovered in the WP Mail plugin before 1.2 for WordPress.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 62%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in the WP Mail plugin before 1.2 for WordPress. The replyto parameter when composing a mail allows for a reflected XSS. This would allow you to execute JavaScript in the context of the user receiving the mail.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.16.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • cjc.im /advisories/0006/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96211 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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