CVE-2020-35234: wordpress easy-wp-smtp
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-35234 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in wordpress easy-wp-smtp. EPSS estimates a 60.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 1.4.3.
Timeline
- 14-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
60.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -4.23 pp
From 64.60% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (blog.nintechnet.com)
Maturity: unknown
WordPress Easy WP SMTP Password Reset
auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_easy_wp_smtp
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress1 product
- easy-wp-smtp≤ 1.4.2 (fixed in 1.4.3)
Wp-ecommerce1 product
- easy_wp_smtp< 1.4.4
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory