CVE 7.5 HIGH

Ultimate WP Mail 1.0.17 – 1.3.6 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via get_email_log_details Function_CVE-2025-6993

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-6993
Source Wordfence
Published Jul 16, 2025 at 09:22
Modified Jul 16, 2025 at 14:40

Affected Product

Vendor rustaurius
Product Ultimate WP Mail
Version 1.0.17
Affected Versions rustaurius Ultimate WP Mail 1.0.17

CWE Classification

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