5.5

CVE-2022-2351: unknown post smtp mailer/email log Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 16-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2351 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown post smtp mailer/email log. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.68%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not escape some of its settings before outputting them in the admins dashboard, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.66% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.68%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • post-smtp≤ 2.1.3 (fixed in 2.1.4)
Wpexperts1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links